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See the Curious Creatures of the Sea at the Seattle Aquarium!

If you are fascinated by sea creatures, you will enjoy the Seattle Aquarium! I have been to the aquarium several times over the years and the facilities and exhibits improve every time I visit. Let me show you around!

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The Inspiring 2024 Iowa State Fair!

I just returned from yet another fun day at the Iowa State Fair! You might think a fair in 2024 is an old fashioned place that only a few folks attend. Not so in Iowa and several other places in the U.S! In fact, in 2023 more than 1.1 million folks attended the Iowa State Fair and this year at least one daily attendance record was broken, so the Fair just keeps getting more and more popular.

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A Perfectly Peaceful City Park in Johnston, Iowa

While I love road trips, sometimes driving for several hours makes this body ache a bit. My usual solution is to find a highly rated city, county, or state park to get in a quick walk.

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