Village Hiker Travel and Traveling

Amish Country, Holmes County, Ohio—Visit one of the largest Amish communities in North America. Holmes county is home to both Old Order and New Order Amish. Take your camera, but respect local beliefs.

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Gun on USS Montplier CL 57
Read the official War Diary of the USS Montpelier CL-57 as maintained by her deck officers from September 9, 1942 through March 30, 1943.
biplane monument at the Hope Cemetery in Barre, Vermont
Monuments at Hope Cemetery in Barre Vermont effect burial art worldwide. They begin with Barre gray granite. See photos of the quarry, factory and cemetery.
The famous Furobashi, furo is the name and bashi means bridge, in Wakayama Japan
We recently returned from a research trip to Wakayama, Japan. Learn about the project and see how Wakayama looks today.
Because much of the time Mt. Fuji hides its head in the clouds, many Japanese people celebrate when they see the peak.
During recent trips to Japan we decided to study Japanese. Read about our experiences learning Japanese by means of Rosetta Stone Totale.
The Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells Texas operated as a spa resort hotel from 1929 to 1972. Guests who died at the hotel supposedly haunt its abandoned remains.
The Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells Texas operated as a spa hotel from 1929 to 1972. Guests who died there supposedly haunt its abandoned remains.

WWII Memoir set for Winter Release

wwii pacific war memoir, buss the emperor and jackie, buss and jackie kerstetter, married, january 1943, days before his deployment to the montpelier, cl-57, clevland class cruiser in the solomon islands

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