YTB Travel Chronicles

Growing up in Alpena, Michigan, on the shores of Thunder Bay, we always heard of the splendors of Manitoulin Island and the North Channel of Lake Huron.  My wife, Jean, had visited the North Channel many times as a child with her family, during their frequent summer cruises.  
In 1981, I joined the family on a [...]

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Last year, we had the privilege of visiting our Nation’s Capital for the Memorial Day Holiday.  Please read “Washington DC At Last,” posted, below.  This year, we attended the Memorial Day parade and ceremony at our home in Sarasota, Florida. 
 It was a mild and breezy spring day.  The parade was extra long, this year.  We [...]

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YTB Travel Network Affiliate, Joe Jacobson is our guest author for this article.
Summer is approaching and you’re wondering what adventure awaits you.  Have you ever been aboard an historic sailing vessel?  One that harkens back hundreds of years to the days before motors when vessels worked directly with the elements for propulsion?  If you find [...]

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Jacques Mousseau came to Canada in 1653 as a conscript soldier as part of “La Grande Recrue” to defend Montreal against the Iroquois. After his term of military service, in 1655, he purchased a concession of land; and, in 1658, he married Marguerite Sauviot - “A King’s Daughter.” The story of the earliest [...]

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Because of our affiliation with the YTB Travel Network , we were able to afford to spend several weeks visiting our son and his family in Darmstadt, Germany, last May.  During the visit, we had the distinct pleasure of touring the town of Rudesheim, on the Rhine River.  Rudesheim is a fine place to enjoy [...]

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YTB Travel Affiliate, Joe Jacobson provides this article.  He is a very accomplished internet entrepreneur in the Travel industry. Please visit his YTB Travel Network Website.
We in the United States work too hard.  And when we finally do get away for that annual vacation, where should we go?  Well, we could jump in the car [...]

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