Vacation time, What in your state if I come that way, should I go see?

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Hi everyone, I was so mentally tired today,and was thinking it would be so nice to just get away for a couple of weeks, I don"t know if I would go North or west or east. There is lots of things to see,and do. So whats in your state that is just wonderful. Now if your planning to come to Texas, Its hot, But there are some nice things to see here. Of Course San Antonio, has the alamo, and river walk. The flowers and trees along the river are so pretty, there"s about a mile of walk ways on both sides of river, and shops, and food places, you can take a boat too. Corpus Cristy has a aquarium that is out of this world. and the beaches on padre Island are nice. Rockport is a art colony, and it is very interesting. Also in the hill country were President Johnson's farm is,There is a german influence, Lots of sausages, german music, etc. Plus the wild flowers in the spring are everywhere, So come to texas, only I would hurry before it really gets hot.

-- Irene texas (tkorsborn@cs.com), April 02, 2002

Answers

Upper Canada Village (www.uppercanadavillage.com) A recreation of a typical Upper Canadian village in the 1860s. All the mills and shops are actually running as they would have then--blacksmith, tinsmith, one room school (with real children playing as the students), farm, woolen mill with sheep to cloth demonstrations, bakery (you can watch them bake the bread and then buy it if you want it). You can also ride the horse-drawn canal barge and there is a place where kids can do hands-on stuff. By the way, Upper Canada refers to Ontario ("up" the St. Lawrence River), while Lower Canada refers to Quebec.

Hershey Canada. Go through the plant and watch them make your favourite chocolate. Smith Falls, ON.

The Sugar Bush. (I am not sure if that's the right name) There are a lot of commercial bushes with tours this time of year, but the one I am thinking of is a restored family operation, set up like a historical farm with real animals and original log buildings, that is open year round. Near Ottawa.

The Capitol City of Ottawa. See the Parliament Buildings, all the embassies, etc. There are also a lot of other places in Ottawa--The Science Museum, the Aviation museum, the experimental farm (a real, working farm inside city limits), to name a few. One interesting site near the Parliament buildings is the cat park. One man felt sorry for all the stray cats, so he had them all "fixed" and provided an outdoor home for them. There are miniature houses where the cats live, and the man feeds them all himself, with the help of donation boxes set up at the site.

Ottawa also has a beautiful canal that is part of a long waterway that you can boat or skate on, depending on the season.

This area has plenty of camping areas and nature reserves, as well. The Canadian "Rails to Trails" system has a trail that will eventually cross Canada; one section of it goes through near Ottawa.

-- Cathy N. (eastern Ontario) (homekeeper86@sympatico.ca), April 02, 2002.


Irene, Down in NYC by "ground zero" is a memorial wall of sorts remembering all the victims of the World Trade Towers. A more "official" memorial is in the works, I've read. The Statue of Liberty has been reopened after being closed for quite awhile...makes one think of how very lucky we all are. The war and its' hatred is worldwide. We all need to appreciate what we have and those we love.

-- Cheri in NY (t.asprion@worldnet.att.net), April 03, 2002.

Irene, I'm a Texan too, but my wife is from New York. She was born and raised in Western New York very close to Niagra Falls. Now I wouldn't want many of my friends or family to know this, but New York is beautiful(especially where it borders Canada) and I'd move there in a heartbeat (for at least 4 months of the year) if I could duplicate my situation here in Texas. Thank about a trip to NY where you cross into Ontario and explore some of Canada.

PoePoe

-- PoePoe (rpd932@yahoo.com), April 03, 2002.


If you come to Oklahoma, you can visit the Murrah Bombing Memorial downtown in OKC (just be sure and don't go near that place during rush hours!), the salt plains in the western part of the state, or the beautiful area around Broken Bow (Far southeast OK). If you drive the drive from Tahlequah, OK to Mena, AR (the Talemina drive), especially do it around October - the foliage is the best in the state! There's a hotel along the drive (or close to it) that was built as a hunting lodge for a European Queen (I can't remember what country now) that she never even visited - and did she ever miss out on a view to make you know there is a God! Oh, and if you like bluegrass, there's an annual festival just up the road from us in Guthrie, the first State Capitol of Oklahoma; lots of antique and craft stores there too - if you don't want to spend the money, you can always get good ideas!

Since Oklahoma is close, if you want to see anything else, just let me know - I'd bet we have it!

-- Christine in OK (cljford@mmcable.com), April 03, 2002.


One of the most interesting things I've seen in Oklahoma is a farm with dozens of large handpainted billboards detailing a massive conspiracy against his farm and family. It's somewhere back there between Perry and Stillwater. I stopped and read most of them. It was quite a sight, though a unique one. ; )

-- Dave (multiplierx9@hotmail.com), April 03, 2002.


here in southern California there's just about anything. All within an hour of here is the beach, desert, mountains, snow, ranches, big city. There's lots of diversity in the terrain and cultures. The temperature can vary alot. Yesterday some areas were 95-100 degrees, others were under 40.

Most of the places I go are off the beaten path here. Usually the beach or the mountains. I'm only 20 miles from Disneyland and lots of other well-known sights but I don't care for commerialization much so we've never gone to any. If I had to recommend one place in the US to see, it'd be Yellowstone Park, going in through Cody and leaving out the Beartooth pass.

-- Dave (multiplierx9@hotmail.com), April 03, 2002.


If you came up thru the SW corner of CO you could see Mesa Verde, then go over Red Mt. Pass to Ouray and soak in the hot springs. Stop in Montrose and see the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. Go up to Grand Junction and visit the Colorado national Monument, Looks a lot like the Grand Canyon without the crowds. Go over Douglas pass and stop to veiw the petroglyphs. Go thru Rangely where I live and up to Dinosaur National Monument, then you might get a chance to see the newest dinosaur dig in Colorado, owned by some friends of mine. Not much in the way of crowds or organized tours at this time of year. Warm in the days 60's and 70's and upper 20's at night.

-- kim in CO (kimk61252@hotmail.com), April 03, 2002.

If you come up north to South Dakota, you must take in Mount Rushmore. It is way more breathtaking than any pictures.

-- JoAnn (jnehls@nvc.net), April 03, 2002.

There is a beautiful trip that takes you along the river that divides MN and Wis. Start in Minn and go South, follow that around, cross over to Wis. and come back around. Go as far as Winona and back up to River Falls Wis. Or up North to Duluth, Mn and Lake Superior. There is a walk there that is beautiful and Canal Park with its Museum is beautiful. From there go to Two Harbors and Gooseberry Falls and walk along the river to the lake there also. All along the North shore you would not be disappointed by the view. Split Rock Lighthouse is up there. Jenn

-- jenn (normaj3@countrylife.net), April 03, 2002.

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