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Duke Kahanamoku Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
Tucked along the vibrant shores of Waikiki in Oahu, Hawaii, Duke Kahanamoku Beach is a sun-soaked paradise named after the legendary Hawaiian surfer and Olympian. Crowned the #1 beach in America by Dr. Beach, this pristine stretch boasts soft golden sands, gentle turquoise waves, and stunning views of Diamond Head. Perfect for families, swimmers, and…
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A Cam and Dad Adventure: Ghosts, Locomotives and Lager in Lebanon, Ohio
Some of the best Cam and Dad adventures start with no plan at all. On a fall evening, my son Cam and I pointed the car toward Lebanon, Ohio, a small town between Cincinnati and Dayton where history, ghosts and old locomotives sit just a few blocks apart. Our goal was simple: see the oldest…
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Top 10 Haunted Amusement Parks in America: Ghostly Thrills Await
Amusement parks are built for screams, but at some of America’s oldest midways the screaming doesn’t always stop when the lights go out. Some of these parks sit on ancient burial grounds. Others carry a century of tragedy, and a few have ghost stories that employees still pass down to every new summer crew. Cam…
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Cam and Dad Adventure: A Halloween Visit to Historic Hopewell Cemetery
What better place to spend Halloween than one of the oldest graveyards in southwest Ohio? Cam and I drove out through the farm country between Oxford and College Corner to Historic Hopewell, where a fieldstone wall carved “HOPEWELL 1813” welcomes you to a quiet hilltop of leaning stones and tall obelisks. The 1813 is the…
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Halloween Bridge Hopping: Cam and Dad Cross Two Centuries of Ohio Covered Bridges
Halloween morning, Cam and I set out for Historic Hopewell Cemetery, which seemed like the right way to spend the spookiest day of the year. Hopewell is no ordinary country graveyard. The Hopewell Associate Reformed Church and Cemetery was founded in 1808 in a log building, which was replaced in 1826 by the brick church…
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Pizza, a Pint and a Bald Eagle’s Nest: A Cam and Dad Adventure at Hueston Woods State Park
Most folks stop at the giant eagle’s nest at Hueston Woods State Park, snap a photo and move on. My son Cam and I decided it looked like the perfect place for lunch. We grabbed a veggie pizza from the lodge at Hueston Woods, I brought along a cold Take A Hike, and the two…
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Top 10 Most Beautiful Mountain Lakes in the USA
There’s something about a mountain lake at sunrise: glassy water, snow-capped peaks reflected so perfectly you can’t tell which way is up, and a chill in the air that makes the coffee taste better. Back in 1981, when I crossed the country on a motorcycle with an army bag of clothes, a sleeping bag, and…
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Cam and Dad Adventure: Bigfoot, Apple Slushies and the Legend of Hyde’s Pies
Some of the best Cam and Dad Adventures don’t need a tank of gas or a map. This one was just a few miles from our house, at Butterfield Farm Market on Oxford Trenton Road, right on the edge of Oxford. I’ve driven past that green-and-cream building more times than I can count, but Cam…
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The Lonely Griswold: A 24-Hour, 1,000-Mile Road Trip Without My Wingman
Every good road-trip movie starts with a mission, and mine was a big one. This year Canadian cideries couldn’t get their ciders across the border into the U.S. for the U.S. Open Cider Championship, but Canada still lets American alcohol in. So we flipped the script. Working with our friends at Niagara College’s Teaching Brewery…
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America’s Best Cities to Spend Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving in America is about more than turkey and pumpkin pie. It’s giant balloons drifting between skyscrapers, marching bands, Pilgrims parading past Plymouth Rock, horses at the starting gate in New Orleans, and lighted barges floating down a Texas river. I’ve been in all 50 states, from a Greyhound bus seat at 16 to road…
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Dad and Cam’s Adventure: A Doppelbock, an Orange Cream Soda and a Night of Chicago at Middletown’s Sorg Opera House
Some nights you plan. Some nights just happen. This one was a little of both. Cam (my wingman) and I loaded up for a 30-minute drive from our home in Oxford, Ohio, to downtown Middletown to see the Cincinnati Transit Authority, one of the best Chicago tribute bands around, play the historic Sorg Opera House.…