Travel
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Des Plaines fall fest features entertainment, carnival, car showSep 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Freebie Fall into fun at Des Plaines fest The Des Plaines Fall Family Fest and Marketplace features live entertainment, carnival booths and games, car shows, a...
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Wisconsin promotes craft brewery tours
Sep 19, 2009 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- Wisconsin lost its unofficial beer capital designation when large brewers moved away decades ago, but the state's reputation remains strong among beer-lover...
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Quiet thrills in the autumnal Blue Ridge
Sep 19, 2009 11:00 pm - FRONT ROYAL, Virginia -- Skyline Drive specializes in solitude mixed with pulse-racing exhilaration. You can get that three ways as autumn colors come alive across the B...
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Universal reveals details of new Harry Potter Park
Sep 19, 2009 11:00 pm - MIAMI -- It sounds like a new book in the Harry Potter series, but "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey" will be a high-tech ride and the marquee attraction at the "W...
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Off the beaten path, the adventures multiplySep 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Evie Weber of Arlington Heights and her sister, Norma Witherbee, are familiar to Daily Herald readers who followed their bicycle travels on the Lewis and Clark Trail...
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Is Stonehenge overrated? Book offers options
Sep 12, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) -- Is Stonehenge overrated? Too many people at Machu Picchu? And what about the crowds at the Grand Canyon? A new book, "Off the Tourist Trail: 1,000 Unexp...
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Revolutionary War battles reenacted at CantignySep 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Freebie Remembering the war More than 500 re-enactors from the Northwest Territory Alliance bring the Revolutionary War to life in the Revolutionary War Re-ena...
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Art by 'Caps for Sale' author in Naples, Florida
Sep 12, 2009 11:00 pm - GLEN HEAD, N.Y. -- An exhibit of art by the late author of the beloved children's tale "Caps for Sale" is opening Oct. 1 in Naples, Fla., and will travel to Lincoln, Neb...
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Chairlift offers new perspective for leaf-peepers
Sep 12, 2009 11:00 pm - WEST DOVER, Vt. -- The birds up here have it made. From the 3,600-foot-tall summit at Mount Snow in Vermont, they can see all the beauty of a quaint New England communit...
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Walt Disney Family Museum opening in San Francisco Oct. 1Sep 12, 2009 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Starting Oct. 1, you'll be able to get a taste of Disney in San Francisco. That's when The Walt Disney Family Museum opens, with 10 galleries focusing o...