Latest from the Deparment of Places

Place: Lac du Bois, Bemidji, Minnesota

Ruby Sutton

Oct 11 2023

FEATURES: Miniature Eiffel TowerChildren of tiger parentsTwelve miles from the Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox statue They said “Bonjour” and looked at me with their ...

Place: Botswana Safari

Lucy Corin

Jul 26 2023

FEATURES: Frogs that sound like xylophonesCompetent warthogsLuxuriating giraffes I spent a few days watching wild animals I know practically nothing ...

Place: The Atlanta Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

Leslie Carol Roberts

May 1 2023

FEATURES: Spartan roomsA writerly legacyA military legacyCold pineapple juice  When it opened its doors for the first time some seventy years ago, the Atlanta Hotel ...

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