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Your Travel Guide to Martha’s Vineyard

Your Travel Guide to Martha’s Vineyard

Just seven miles off the coast of Cape Cod lies the incomparable island of Martha’s Vineyard. The island is 96 square miles of stunning vistas and classic homes and is known primarily as a summer colony. However, its 17,000 year-round residents welcome over 200,000 visitors each summer.

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Playing Cribbage: Quick Steps to Become Obsessed

Playing Cribbage: Quick Steps to Become Obsessed

Cribbage is a game of few rules but endless subtleties which contribute to its ongoing appeal and popularity. Strategy and tactical play dominate the game, and often a match can come down to a few points or even a single one. With the score constantly displayed on the wood cribbage board, the experienced player calculates odds and makes decisions throughout each hand.

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5 Fantastic Reasons to Fall for Chicago

5 Fantastic Reasons to Fall for Chicago

As you study a Midwest map, you will see Lincoln Park and recall the lush greenery and the stunning stretch of Lake Michigan shoreline along the south end. The north end of the park will visually leap out with detail on a topographical map as you recognize the parkland, beaches, recreational reserves, and harbors.

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Five Favorite Wood Cribbage Boards

Your personal cribbage boards were inspired by a few of your favorite travel adventures. Each time you look at your IrelandItaly, and Hawaii cribbage boards, you are transported back to the sights, sounds, and things you felt in those places. 

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Your Travel Guide to Lake Norman

A popular North Carolina lake, Lake Norman commands the recreational spotlight with 520 miles of shoreline and 1,790 square miles of fishing paradise for anglers young and old. In 1959, Duke Energy built Cowans Ford Dam, creating this reservoir off the Catawba River to generate energy and manage water run-off.

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