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Plimoth Plantation — Plymouth, Massachusetts

Posted on April 16, 1992 by Roger

When we first arrived at Plimoth Plantation,  I stepped up into the back seat of my parents’ car and smacked the crown of my head into the door frame. Hard. Very hard. Enormously hard. I staggered, let out a yell, … Continue reading →

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Bird #348 — Great Black-backed Gull

Posted on April 15, 1992 by Roger

larus (ravenous seabird) marinus (of the sea) Wednesday, April 15, 1992 — 10:40 am Mystic, Connecticut — Mystic Seaport — Mystic River We spent this morning at Mystic Seaport.  We visited the whaling ship, Charles W. Morgan, and I wandered … Continue reading →

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Sybil Ludington Site — Peckslip, New York

Posted on April 14, 1992 by Roger

Mom and Dad took us on a 10-day trip to New England. On the second day, as we drove through southern New York State, we cut through the town of Ludington. I just happened spot this sign. I remembered the … Continue reading →

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Bird #347 — Snowy Owl

Posted on January 4, 1992 by Roger

nyctea (nocturnal) scandiaca (of Scandinavia) Saturday, January 4, 1992 — 9:55 am Chicago, Illinois — Meig’s Field — Lake Michigan When I got up on Thursday morning, I was greeted by an article in the Tribune about an Ivory Gull … Continue reading →

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Fort Smith National Historic Site, Arkansas

Posted on December 26, 1991 by Roger

There was a fort on this site for a few years during the early 1800s, but the fort for which the town is named was established in the 1830s when settlers thought there would be trouble after Andrew Jackson’s “Indian … Continue reading →

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