When Tom and I take people to Spruce Forest Artisan Village, we always walk over the Casselman Bridge.  In fact, the bridge is set in a tiny state park called Casselman River Bridge State Park.  When George Washington and General Braddock were making their roads, both of them forded the Casselman River.  But when the …

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We visited Fallingwater with Steve, Kathy, and Grace.  Fallingwater is the most famous Frank Lloyd Wright house in the area and probably the #1 tourist attraction in the Laurel Highlands.  Then we went to Kentuck Knob, another Frank Lloyd Wright House, with Sandy and Eric.  But there are two other Frank Lloyd Wright houses in …

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We have enjoyed a very sociable summer with more visitors than we have had any place we have worked.  The visitors started with a surprise visit from Cheryl and Megan.  Then we continued to Chris and Bill, Eric and Sandy, John and Jackie, Steve and Amy, Steve and Kathy and their girls, and the Wedgewood …

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Tom and I spent the summer learning about and talking to people about George Washington.  He was a very young man when he was at Fort Necessity, but he was already on his way to becoming chief among the Founding Fathers.  While we were in Washington DC, we decided to go to Mount Vernon, the …

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While the women from Wedgewood were here visiting, Kaylan – the youngest member of the group – wanted to go to four states in one day.  Because Ohio, West Virginia, and Maryland are so close, it was easy to oblige her.  But, of course, we wanted to see something in each state to make it …

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Last weekend, on September 1, was my dad’s 85th birthday.  Because Dad’s birthday usually falls on Labor Day weekend, most of the family gathered in Lexington to celebrate.  Tom and I took three days off work and were there Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.  The rest of the family gathered on Sunday. Tom and I were …

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Each group of visitors wants to see different things.  Tom and I have enjoyed showing them around and coming up with new places to visit.  So far we have hit some favorites with each group as well as exploring something completely new.  When John, Jackie, Steve, and Amy came to visit, we played miniature golf …

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Last weekend John and Jackie, our son and daughter-in-law, came out to visit us.  Steve, our “other son” and his wife, Amy, came with them.  Steve spent so much time at our house when he and John were growing up that he is a member of the family.  He also accompanied us on most of …

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As I mentioned yesterday, we headed southeast to visit Swallow Falls State Park with Sandy and Eric.  After our Oakland detour, we did indeed go into Swallow Falls. Sandy, Tom and I were there with the Boy Scouts in 2000.  Although it seems like only yesterday, it was almost 20 years ago!  We had a …

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While Eric and Sandy were visiting, we decided to go to Swallow Falls State Park in Maryland.  As we were driving to Swallow Falls, I realized that we would be very close to Oakland, Maryland.  Ranger James told me that there is a great Farmers Market in Oakland Maryland that is open during the week.  …

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