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Cape Blanco Light (Oregon)

Near Port Orford, on the westernmost point of Oregon: The Hughes family, Patrick and Jane, built a very large (over 3,000 square feet) Victorian home near the river in 1898. They raised seven kids (two others died early) and over 100 … Continue reading

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M & M…the cities, not the candies September 25 – 28 (Days 24 – 27) Michigan/Wisconsin

Going home, Part 2 Menominee Michigan and Marinette Wisconsin are effectively one city, separated only by the Menominee River and the country’s oldest interstate football rivalry between two public high schools (the Marinette Marines and Menominee Maroons, good-naturedly battling since … Continue reading

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