Arts and Entertainment

John and I discovered many wonderful surprises when we visited Ann Arbor, Michigan. John was thrilled when he found out that he could fly in a World War II C-47. At the Yankee Air Museum, he learned about Michigan’s contribution to aviation history. The airport is situated on property that was also the site of the Ford Motor Company’s Willow Run Bomber Plant that built 8,685 B-24 Liberator bombers.

The best and quickest way to get to know Montreal is on a Grayline hop-on hop-off tour. The tour hits all the highlights along with an informative narration. John and I usually take one complete loop and then decided what venues we want to visit. There is never enough time to do everything.

Last week I asked: Where is the Mohammad Ali Center? In Louisville, Kentucky. When John and I were in Louisville, Kentucky, a friend suggested we visit the Mohammad Ali Center. Truthfully, I wasn’t interested in […]

One of the finest hotels in Montreal is the Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth with a great location in downtown Montreal above the train station and Amtrak, the underground city, and within walking distance to the hop-on bus tour station. I think most hotels have stories that would make a fascinating book. One story the Queen Elizabeth Hotel is willing to share is the week-long Bed-In staged by John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

Savannah, Georgia, the oldest city in the state of Georgia, is unique, historic and romantic that never fails to charm visitors. The riverside city has small, interconnected squares and oak-lined streets with dripping with Spanish moss making it perfect for ambling.

Plymouth Notch is a very small town nestled in the quiet Vermont countryside and is now a Vermont State Historic Site and the entire settlement is a historic district. There is a Coolidge Museum and Education Center plus a restaurant, general store, a few other buildings, and an operative cheese factory. The village is virtually unchanged since the time when Calvin Coolidge lived there.

Heading south? Consider stopping in Charleston on the way. Charleston has survived wars, fires, earthquakes and hurricanes – and despite it all, retained both her beauty and dignity. With more than 130 churches Charleston has been dubbed “City of Spires.”