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Death in the National Parks
Posted about 1 month ago by Katie M
Posted in eBooks and Audiobooks, History and Politics, Nonfiction and Outdoors, Sports and Travel | Tagged with accidents, anecdotes, cautionary tales, National Parks and travel
National Parks offer some of the most gorgeous and serene landscapes in all of America, but don’t be fooled, these areas are essentially death traps for the ill prepared. Read on to explore my fascination with demise in the National Parks.
Continue Reading13 Last Minute Summer Trips from Toledo, Ohio
Posted 3 months ago by Angela B
Posted in Outdoors, Sports and Travel | Tagged with daytrips, Indiana, Michigan, Mid-Atlantic, midwest, Ohio, Pennsylvania, road trips, summer, Toledo, travel, Trips from Toledo and vacation
Can’t get enough of the Toledo travel tips? Well, you are in luck! Here is part 2 of Last Minute Summer Trips from Toledo, Ohio.
Continue ReadingSchool's Out, It Must Be Vacation Time
Posted 4 months ago by Amy H
Posted in eBooks and Audiobooks and Outdoors, Sports and Travel | Tagged with guidebooks, International Travel, midwest, travel, travel guides and vacation
Explore popular destinations in the United States and around the world.
Continue ReadingHaunted Midwest Travel for Those Who Dare!
Posted about 1 year ago by Heather H
Posted in Fiction, Graphic Novels and Poetry, Local History, Mysteries and Thrillers, Outdoors, Sports and Travel and Science Fiction and Fantasy | Tagged with Ghost Stories, Haunted Houses, haunted places, midwest, scary books, scary stories, travel and traveling
Love to be spooked? Here's a list of Midwest locations to visit this October (and some book recommendations as well)!
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Posted about 1 year ago by Angela B
Posted in eBooks and Audiobooks, History and Politics and Outdoors, Sports and Travel | Tagged with bicycle trails, camping, eMedia, Fall Travel, festivals, guidebooks, Indiana History, Michigan History, National Parks, Ohio History, outdoor recreation, rails-trails, restaurants, road trips, sightseeing, stargazing, travel, Trips from Toledo, United States Travel, vacation and wilderness
If you're looking for a daytrip or a road trip out of Toledo this fall, then this list is for you.
Continue ReadingCelebrate Hispanic Heritage
Posted about 1 year ago by Angela B
Posted in Children and Parenting, Cooking, Garden and Home, Culture and Diversity, eBooks and Audiobooks, Movies and Music, Outdoors, Sports and Travel and Teen and Pre-Teens | Tagged with Cardio Drumming, cookbooks, Cooking with Spices, Cuba, Cuban Cooking, events, Hispanic Americans - culture, Hispanic Heritage, Latin Cooking, Latino Cultural Committee, Mexican Cooking, Peruvian Cooking, Spanish Music and travel
Visit our branches or Main Library for a Latino cultural event in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Continue ReadingAltruistic Travel
Posted about 1 year ago by Erin Connolly
Posted in eBooks and Audiobooks, Nonfiction, Outdoors, Sports and Travel and Wellness: Fitness, Health and Spirituality | Tagged with conduct of life, Ecotourism, environmentalism, nature conservation, Research - Citizen Participation, travel, Voluntarism and volunteering
Continue reading to learn how you can build a better world through travel.
Continue ReadingAway We Go! Best of Armchair Travel
Posted about 1 year ago by Amy H
Posted in eBooks and Audiobooks, New: Books and Movies and Outdoors, Sports and Travel | Tagged with Curiosities and wonders, escape, foreign, travel, travel writing, traveling, travelogues, vacation, voyage and Voyages and Travels
Love to travel if only it weren’t for the hassle and the expense? Have we got the books for you!
Continue Reading9 Last Minute Spring Trips from Toledo, Ohio
Posted about 1 year ago by Angela B
Posted in eBooks and Audiobooks, New: Books and Movies and Outdoors, Sports and Travel | Tagged with getaways, guidebooks, Indiana, Michigan, midwest, Ohio, road trips, travel, Trips from Toledo and vacations
If you're looking for a daytrip or a road trip out of Toledo this spring, then this list is for you.
Continue ReadingTop Tourist Spots Around the World
Posted about 1 year ago by Angela B
Posted in Outdoors, Sports and Travel | Tagged with guidebooks, International Travel, travel, vacation and World Travel
Check out the top tourist destinations from around the world.
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