Sunday, July 27, 2014

The End of Another American Wax Museum: Farewell, Natural Bridge Wax Museum

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Natural Bridge Wax Museum, the first wax museum Kim ever visited (at age 10), the first wax museum Elijah ever visited (at age 9 month...
Monday, July 14, 2014

We Found Another Train Museum: North Carolina Transportation Museum

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There's a transportation museum in the area the Haltermans hadn't visited?  There was!  Recently, Kim and Elijah took a guided...
Sunday, July 6, 2014

Transportation is Everywhere: The Antique Automobile Club of America Museum

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Since Elijah's birth, our family has learned a lot about transportation thanks to his interest in it.  During a recent trip to Penn...

An Introduction to the Factory Tour: Chocolate World and Utz Potato Chips

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              Ask Elijah what he wants to be when he grows up, and he'll tell you he wants to be a firefighter.  A...
Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Now Here's Something Different: Town Creek Indian Burial Mound

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  Kim gets really curious about roadside signs pointing to unusual attractions.  On our way back to Virginia from a recent trip to Ho...

Nearby Wilderness: Virginia Safari Park

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It must be the year of the zoo for the Haltermans.  Justin and Elijah are just back from Virginia Safari Park , commonly known in th...
Saturday, June 14, 2014

A Fire Truck Muster: To Claytor Lake with the Old Dominion Historical Fire Society

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As Justin completed his summer teacher workday, Kim surprised Elijah and Gwen with a trip to Claytor Lake State Park for the annual...