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The Final Frontier: Great Books and Dvds on Outer Space
Posted about 1 month ago by Amy H
Posted in Outdoors, Sports and Travel and Science Fiction and Fantasy | Tagged with astrophysics, galaxy, outter space, space, travel and universeWith NASA firmly setting sights on trips to Mars, what better time to look up and learn more about the universe around us? Fortunately, we have some fantastic books and DVDs to get us going.
Continue Reading: The Final Frontier: Great Books and Dvds on Outer SpaceDeath in the National Parks
Posted 5 months 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 travelNational 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 Reading: Death in the National Parks13 Last Minute Summer Trips from Toledo, Ohio
Posted 7 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 vacationCan’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 Reading: 13 Last Minute Summer Trips from Toledo, OhioSchool's Out, It Must Be Vacation Time
Posted 8 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 vacationExplore popular destinations in the United States and around the world.
Continue Reading: School's Out, It Must Be Vacation TimeHaunted 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 travelingLove to be spooked? Here's a list of Midwest locations to visit this October (and some book recommendations as well)!
Continue Reading: Haunted Midwest Travel for Those Who Dare!12 Last Minute Fall Trips from Toledo, Ohio
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 wildernessIf you're looking for a daytrip or a road trip out of Toledo this fall, then this list is for you.
Continue Reading: 12 Last Minute Fall Trips from Toledo, OhioCelebrate 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 travelVisit our branches or Main Library for a Latino cultural event in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Continue Reading: Celebrate Hispanic HeritageAltruistic 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 volunteeringContinue reading to learn how you can build a better world through travel.
Continue Reading: Altruistic TravelAway 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 TravelsLove to travel if only it weren’t for the hassle and the expense? Have we got the books for you!
Continue Reading: Away We Go! Best of Armchair Travel9 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 vacationsIf you're looking for a daytrip or a road trip out of Toledo this spring, then this list is for you.
Continue Reading: 9 Last Minute Spring Trips from Toledo, Ohio