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Provincetown, MA: Late summer travel guide

Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photos: Francisco Collazo ** I always feel strangely sad this time of year, when the days are their most beautiful and most comfortable. Though this interseason between summer and fall is my favorite time of year, it’s far too short, and I fast forward to thoughts of winter’s grayscale days. The … Continue reading »

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Postcard: Migis Lodge, Casco, Maine

Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photo: Francisco Collazo I love this photo of a couple leaping into the water at Migis Lodge in Maine. We stayed at Migis last week and were one of the few families there who were new guests; most guests are repeat visitors. One guest mentioned that he’d been at Migis every … Continue reading »

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Coming up: Minneapolis

Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photo: web@kstp.com ** The skyline of Minneapolis (?) To be honest, I have no idea whether the photo above is of the Minneapolis skyline; I’m taking the photographer’s word for it, as I have never been to Minneapolis before. I’ve wanted to go for a long time– at least since I … Continue reading »

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Overlooked Places in New York: African Burial Ground

Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photos: Francisco Collazo ** “they were digging a new foundation in manhattan and they discovered a slave cemetery there may their souls rest easy now that lynching is frowned upon and we’ve moved on to the electric chair is there anything i can do about anything at all except go back … Continue reading »

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New England Winter

Photos & Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo ** We spent last week in New England, visiting properties in New Hampshire and Vermont while working on a story about what makes hotels “green,” or environmentally friendly. It was Francisco’s and Mariel’s first trip to these two states, and my first return years after a childhood family trip. … Continue reading »

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