By Karen

Three Wonderful, Walkable Downtowns

This last week I spent time in three wonderful, walkable downtowns.  I love a small city that has a vibrant downtown.  Most downtowns are on a downturn with lots of empty storefronts and a depressed feel.  But the three downtowns that I enjoyed are full of restaurants, small local shops, and people walking.  What do …

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Setting Up for Special Events

Although people enjoy special events at National Park sites, they often don’t think about the setting up that has to happen before the special event.  No matter how many people are involved in the event, there are just as many people who worked hard before the event and cleaned up after the event. At Fort …

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Georgia History Day at Oglethorpe

Once again this year, Tom and I represented Fort Frederica at Georgia  History Day at Oglethorpe Elementary School.  The Fort was well represented with Ellen Provenzano and Ranger Bob Lumas doing a session on archaeology and Tom and I doing a session on colonial clothing. Last year Tom and I did a similar session but …

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