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Phoenix' Musical Instrument Museum Plays It Cool, Indeed

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Added by Maureen Blevins on May 17, 2016 at 5:41pm — No Comments

A Taste of Sedona, Arizona

Sedona. The name has become synonymous with the spiritual, mystic, peaceful. It is indeed a lovely place and each of those adjectives suits it well.

It is a place where red rocks rise up out of red-colored earth of the same hue. Native American flute music plays through my mind as I traverse the trails and the roadways. It suits it perfectly.…

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Added by Maureen Blevins on March 15, 2016 at 2:01pm — No Comments

Positively Grand Canyon

If you have been to the Grand Canyon I need not explain it. If you have never been to the Grand Canyon, I can’t completely explain it.

But here goes: It is beautiful. It is stunning. It is awesome. It is mesmerizing. Pictures cannot do it justice. For some, it is a spiritual - even mystical -…

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Added by Maureen Blevins on March 1, 2016 at 1:46pm — No Comments

Road Trip Out of Flagstaff, Arizona

I crammed a lot into my one day in Flagstaff. Now it was time to move on, and my reservation for the next night was at the Grand Canyon's Yavapai Lodge. I was anxious to get going, but first thing in the morning I had a good…

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Added by Maureen Blevins on February 20, 2016 at 3:26pm — No Comments

Flagstaff, Arizona - Positively Surprising!

Flagstaff Amtrak…

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Added by Maureen Blevins on February 10, 2016 at 2:15pm — No Comments

Positively NOLA: New Orleans' French Quarter

Welcome to the French Quarter!

As I wandered the streets of the Vieux Carré…

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Added by Maureen Blevins on January 30, 2016 at 10:43am — No Comments

Suburban Chicago's Hidden Historical Gem: the Schweikher-Langsdorf Home & Studio

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Added by Maureen Blevins on November 10, 2015 at 4:38pm — No Comments

Indiana's Turkey Run State Park

The USA's national parks are indeed a treasure. But we may not always be within…

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Added by Maureen Blevins on September 8, 2015 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Pyramid Power in Northern Illinois

There are unusual homes and then there are - unusual homes.

Located in Wadsworth, IL, near the shopping mecca of Gurnee Mills and the Six Flags theme park, is a most unusual home. A pyramid shaped house, it is a destination in itself.

When Jim and Linda Onan built the house as a private residence for themselves and their four…

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Added by Maureen Blevins on March 31, 2015 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Positively Starved Rock (as in Illinois State Park)

This past weekend I took advantage of the break in the weather to join some friends on a winter hike in Starved Rock State Park. The park is located along the Illinois River, about 100 miles southwest of Chicago, just outside Utica, IL.

I remember going there as a kid. My family would take a picnic lunch and we would hike the trails. I remember the canyons…

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Added by Maureen Blevins on January 22, 2015 at 9:44pm — No Comments

A Tour of New Orleans' French Quarter

As I wandered the streets of the French Quarter on my recent visit I was so thankful that it had survived. What a tragedy it would have been to lose all of this – this history, this architecture, this joie de vivre that is New Orleans. It is not nicknamed The Big Easy for nothing!

Window dressing…

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Added by Maureen Blevins on November 30, 2014 at 5:05pm — No Comments

Positively Hemingway, in Oak Park, Illinois

My mother is a great Ernest Hemingway fan. Her favorite book of all time is The Sun Also Rises. When I found out he was born and raised in Oak Park,…

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Added by Maureen Blevins on July 16, 2014 at 9:16am — No Comments

Wheels O' Time Museum in Peoria, Illinois - Positively Delightful

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Added by Maureen Blevins on May 7, 2014 at 9:32am — 1 Comment

Ballooning Over Africa

Approaching storm - Kenya

We almost didn’t go. The thought of getting up at dawn didn’t sound very appealing at the moment and my daughter and I debated whether…

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Added by Maureen Blevins on April 26, 2014 at 6:11pm — No Comments

From Mansion to Museum in Chicago

It’s always a pleasure to ‘discover’ some little known gem you’ve somehow missed in your own backyard. Chicago is extremely rich with history and lore so coming across a treasure like the Driehaus Museum is a rich pleasure indeed.…

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Added by Maureen Blevins on November 13, 2013 at 11:11am — No Comments

An International Cemetery Tour

This week on Positively Tuesday we visit some famous cemeteries. come join me!

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Added by Maureen Blevins on October 31, 2013 at 10:10am — No Comments

POSITIVELY My Kind of Town, Chicago Is!

Looking into the city

Although I…

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Added by Maureen Blevins on September 26, 2013 at 12:56pm — No Comments

Happy 100th Anniversary to the Lincoln Highway

Lincoln Highway display at the Joliet Historical Museum

If…

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Added by Maureen Blevins on July 15, 2013 at 9:05am — No Comments

Positively Charleston!

From the Low Country of South Carolina we traveled up to the city of Charleston to spend a couple of days. I have to say Charleston is one of the most walkable cities I’ve ever been to. Our bed and breakfast was located just half a block off King Street (a shopaholic’s dream) - in a large old house with a charming courtyard in the back – and a porch that was perfect for breakfast and afternoon tea. …

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Added by Maureen Blevins on June 27, 2013 at 4:57pm — No Comments