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Our Niagara Falls Reading List

There’s so many books on Niagara Falls–here are a few of our favorites!

In July, we are headed to Canada for the week to experience Niagara Falls. We are “camping” (translation: staying in a nice cabin with air conditioning and a bathroom) and plan to do many of the super touristy attractions around the falls.

One of the best ways to prepare for any trip is to read anything and everything you can about the location. I’m the queen of travel books–I have read just about every Disney travel guide ever written and if I’m completely honest, I read the revised versions every year, too. Continue reading “Our Niagara Falls Reading List”

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The Top Ten Places We’ve Taken the Kids (So Far!)

We take the kids as many places as possible within our work and school schedule and other commitments (sports, activities, etc.). Some are just nearby museums or historical sites and some are major vacations.  All of them add to our educational experience, but some stand out more than others as favorites.

I’m sure this list will change because in the next fifteen months we have plans to visit a whole lot of new places, including Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon, Legoland, and Disneyland.

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Mule-Drawn Canal Boat: Toledo, OH

Possibly one of our most unique field trip experiences was taking a ride on a mule-drawn boat. We weren’t completely sure what to expect but it was an overall pleasant day.

The boat ride on the canal itself was the start of the adventure.  While on the boat, the staff became a living history exhibit and talked to us as though we’d traveled back in time. They were very entertaining as the boat, being pulled by two mules, slowly made its way down the canal.

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R.E. Olds Museum in Lansing, MI

On our trip to Port Huron last month, we decided we wanted to stop somewhere fun about halfway to break up the drive. Plus we had all day and didn’t really need to get to Port Huron until 5pm or so.  I asked around for suggestions and the winner was to come up through Lansing instead of through Detroit and check out the R.E. Olds Museum.

Something you need to know about my family: we love museums. We go to as many as we can, as often as we can. Whenever someone says they just aren’t a “museum person” it makes me sad. It’s one of our favorite family activities–even my four year old tends to enjoy it (although he gets bored faster than the rest of us).

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