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Across the Fence:  Vacations and History  |
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asnedecor
True Blue Farmgirl
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Anne
Portland
Or
USA
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 Posted - Jul 05 2008 : 09:29:25 AM
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When you go on vacation do you check out the local history or just hit all of the tourist spots? We do a bit of both, mostly history though. On our recent vacation we hit the following places -
Wolf Creek Tavern in Southern Oregon - One of the famous guests - Clark Gable who liked to stay there while he fished the Rogue River.
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In Mendocino,CA even the little cottage we stayed at was part of history. The Little River lumber town from the 1800's. Our cottage was built in 1850.
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Then there was the Fort Bragg, CA museum. A home built by a lumber Barron back in the 1800's near the railroad to impress prospective investors. The house was completely built of California Redwood. Apparently wood was cut in the Coastal Red Woods, shipped to San Francisco to be milled for the house and then shipped back to Fort Bragg to be assembled.
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Then there is Point Cabrillo Lighthouse, which is a working light house on the California coast. Also one of the lighthouse keeper homes has been completely refurbished and is a B & B.
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We usually try to purchase a book about the local history as well as a keepsake.
Anne in Portland, OR
"Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them" Eyeore from Winnie the Pooh
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CountryBorn
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Jane
New York
USA
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Posted - Jul 05 2008 : 09:52:20 AM
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I love the history! We are always wandering around finding things. Of course there are some touristy things we stop at. But, most of all we like the history behind the places we visit.
Lovely pictures by the way. I enjoyed them.
Mary Jane
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do. Freya Stark |
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catscharm74
True Blue Farmgirl
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Heather
Texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 05 2008 : 10:03:04 AM
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I love history and architecture...and anywhere I can sit down under a pretty umbrella and just chill. We do search out local food haunts but we avoid a lot of the touristy things. We live in a touristy town, so we try to avoid that as much as we can. A favorite thing to do is find a local sandwich shop, get some food and have a picnic in a local spot. My one thing I try to hunt down is I collect pressed pennies so we try to find the machines.
Heather
Yee-Haw, I am a cowgirl!!!
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Jul 05 2008 : 11:35:57 AM
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What great photos!
I remember going to a lot of historical and art places growing up whenever we went on a vacation. Sometimes us kids didn't appreciate it at the time, but I sure do now! I love the historical places. Aren't the architectural details amazing? I love the sheer beauty in most of the old buildings.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
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Judith
Galt
CA
USA
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Posted - Jul 05 2008 : 12:19:15 PM
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We go for the history; even kept the kids out of school for extended trips because we felt they were learning more on the trip than they would in school. How many kids have been to all of the California missions or learned about Captain Jack and the Modoc wars while exploring lava tubes?
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
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Farmtopia
True Blue Farmgirl
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Zan
New York
New York
USA
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
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Posted - Jul 05 2008 : 9:19:03 PM
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Yea.. I am a history person too.. I would much rather find an old Grist Mill then the latest tourist hot spot.. of course it is a win win "IF" the latest hot spot is an old Grist Mill.....
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
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Shi-anne
True Blue Farmgirl
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Cheryl
Ada
OK
USA
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Posted - Jul 05 2008 : 10:27:50 PM
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Love the pictures!
We enjoy the history aspect of travelling. A few years back, while going to the Smokie Mts., we noticed all these exits for "landings." Had to check it out. So we turned off on a dirt road not long after we crossed the Tennessee River and just drove 5 or 6 miles. Saw lots of interesting homes/cabins/farms, but to our surprise the road ended in this nice family's yard. The wife was shelling peas on the porch, her husband and grown son, cleaning fish at the picnic table, grandchildren running around. They invited us to stop and visit, even told us how to get down to the river on their land. The man and his son fished commerically - white bass, I think. They told us all sorts of interesting facts and we exchanged Christmas cards with this family for a number of years. It was one of the highlights of our trip! Such nice people.
One of the best things you can do on a trip is get off the interstate and enjoy the area you are travelling through. :-)
We also stop at flea markets, garage sales and small town resturants. They really let you get a feel of the place, you know?
There is a video about Route 66 that a guy (Michael Wallis) and his wife did. It is awesome. Ever time we are on Route 66, the Mother Road, I remember things from the video. Makes we want to start in Chicago and drive to LA via the old highway. Of course, dh and I would need some kind of red convertible - with the top down. The stuff dreams are made of.
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asnedecor
True Blue Farmgirl
1054 Posts
Anne
Portland
Or
USA
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Posted - Jul 06 2008 : 07:42:12 AM
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The first picture of Wolf Creek Tavern was just a fluke. We were on our way to Ashland,OR from Portland down the I-5. As we got closer to Ashland, DH said we should stop for lunch somewhere plus fill up on gas before we enter California (the land of really high gas prices). He said he saw a historical marker on the freeway for Wolf Creek Tavern and that we should stop there to check it out. Me being the skeptic - I kept asking do you think it is near a town or is it going to be some weird tourist trap out in the middle of nowhere. DH was all for stopping, "come on it will be fun". Okay - so we pulled off and went about 3 miles and we found a gas station and across the street was the Tavern. Not at all what I pictured, very nice and well maintained and they had a small cafe where we had a wonderful lunch. A true find. Apparently you can stay there, half of it has a B & B attached to it. Maybe our next trip down south.
Anne in Portland, OR
"Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them" Eyeore from Winnie the Pooh
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CherryPie
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kimberly Ann
Puyallup
WA
USA
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Posted - Jul 06 2008 : 08:16:58 AM
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I'd much rather see the local history than the tourist traps. So much more interesting and usually not as crowded.
Kimberly Ann
Farmgirl Sister #225
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