Julie SmithApr 304 minSoul rejuvenation: Finding that Special PlaceWhen I was a little girl, my family would go to upstate New York every summer to visit my mother's family. We stayed at my grandma's...
Julie SmithDec 22, 20236 minLighting up the NightJust like Clark Griswold in the Christmas Classic National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, many of us enjoy the part of the season that...
Julie SmithOct 30, 20234 minJewel on the waterfront: Seward, AlaskaSeward is a very accessible and scenic town on Resurrection Bay, only about a 2 1/2 hour drive from Anchorage. The drive itself, on the...
Julie SmithOct 17, 20234 minThe Glory Days of Gold in AlaskaEvery time I travel to Alaska, I relish in the excitement of exploring something new about this state that has been called The Last...
Julie SmithAug 27, 20234 min"America's Little Switzerland" : New Glarus, WisconsinAfter moving to Wisconsin, I found that the town of New Glarus is most often identified as "that's the town where they make Spotted Cow...
Julie SmithAug 16, 20235 minAmazing Murals of AshlandOn the shores of chilly Lake Superior, specifically in Chequamegon Bay, the town of Ashland, Wisconsin is found. Founded in 1887, the...