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pen4hire on April 3rd, 2012

Culture Travel Tuesday Destination: Upper Peninsula, Michigan Book: South of Superior by Ellen Airgood Post by Dr. Jesse Voigts

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pen4hire on March 9th, 2012

Family Travel Friday Destination: The American West Children’s Book:Westward Expansion – An Interactive History Adventure  by Allison Lassieur Review by Jennifer Close (Like Matinee Wednesday, when Jane Boursaw talked about Western Films, Jennifer is bringing us a book related to the Western Road Trip currently running at A Traveler’s Library.We’ve visited Northern Arizona, Nevada, and [...]

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pen4hire on March 7th, 2012

Wednesday Matinee Destination: The American and Canadian West and Australia Movies: Modern Westerns by Jane Louise Boursaw This month, in keeping with our American Western Road trip, Jane Boursaw brings us  five modern Westerns. If the scenery lures you, however, be advised that Brokeback Mountain was filmed largely in Canada, as well as scenes in [...]

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pen4hire on March 5th, 2012

MUSIC MONDAY Destination:Ireland Music:

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pen4hire on February 20th, 2012

Destination: London Reading: Virtual Walks through the Life and Works of Charles Dickens GUEST POST by Traveler’s Bro “Those who pace these lanes and squares may yet hear the echoes of their footsteps on the surrounding stone.” from Barnaby Rudge, in which Dickens describes the spectral generations of robed barristers in Middle Temple Lane If [...]

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pen4hire on February 16th, 2012

Pet Travel Thursday By Pamela Webster NOTE: Pamela is our new Pet Travel expert.  You can learn more about her on our Contributor’s Page and next month, we’ll be interviewing Pamela so you can get better acquainted as she starts her new gig here at A Traveler’s Library. Welcome, Pam!! Destination: San Francisco, CA Movie: [...]

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pen4hire on February 10th, 2012

FAMILY TRAVEL FRIDAY Destination: Italy (14th Century) Book: Waterfall, the River of Time triology by by Lisa T. Bergren (Young Adult) By Jennifer Close Imagine finding a portal that takes you back to 14th century Italy where you are immediately immersed in a battle between gallant knights and their fierce enemies. This is exactly what [...]

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pen4hire on February 9th, 2012

TASTY TRAVEL Destination: California (Candyland by book) Book: See’s Famous Old Time Candies: A Sweet Story (2005) by Margaret Moos Pick Review and Recipe by Brette Sember One of my family’s favorite vacation activities is to take tours of fun food production facilities. We’ve visited the Jelly Belly factory in Fairfield, CA, the Byrd Cookie Company [...]

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pen4hire on February 8th, 2012

Wednesday Matinee Destination:  Anchorage, Barrow, and Fort Richardson, Alaska Movie: Big Miracle (NEW 2012), Directed by Ken Kwapis Review by Jane Boursaw Reel Rating*: 4 out of 5 Reels There’s something really compelling about whales. Is it their size and power? The fact that they swim in the ocean underneath our tiny boats? Or the [...]

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