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A Cowboy Breakfast

By Josephine McDowell as told to Edith McDowell Edson

What’s better than café food? Country cookin’ by a real cowboy.
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A Kid’s Utopia

By John B. Klunder

Our suburban wonderland provided the ideal setting where summer memories were made.
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An Unexpected Stowaway

By M.D. Smith

I surprised a deadly, venomous snake. Or did I?
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Being the Hero

By Everett Garrison

Her saving me was not my plan.
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Bits and Pieces -- A Night of Adventure

By Kathleen Fessler

A gentle lull and ghost stories made for the perfect adventure. Until ...
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Eat Your Fish and Have It Too

By Drew Coons

Should he or shouldn’t he? The answer echoed through the years.
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Entrepreneurship and the Rock Scene

By Glenn Thaxton

Friends turned into buyers when rocks turned into dinosaur eyes and bones from a pirate’s ...
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Fireworks and Fireflies

By Joann Draves Lightfoot

Fourth of July meant food, fun and family every year.
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Goin’ to the Ocean

By Elizabeth Wagoner

From pine trees, mountains and lakes to palm trees, beaches and bragging rights, our ...
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Gone Fishing!

By Bob Reed

We learned to appreciate the world around us—and how to untangle a hook.
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Good Old Days in the Kitchen -- Perfect Day for a ...

By Georgia Kohart

Everything tastes better outside and with family!
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Good Old Days on Wheels -- Whitewall Willpower

By Donald Kozlowski

Elbow grease and a can of Wizard White paint transformed her into the ...
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Hitting the Road

By Teresa L. Carlson

Camping with family, food and fun made the best short getaways.
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Keepsies

By Paula J. Hafner

Would I listen to the voice of greed or my conscience? And how would I get back my Rainbow ...
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Looking Hollywood Way -- A Little Girl With Big ...

By Michael O'Donnel

Her size couldn’t keep her from riding the surf.
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Making a Splash

By Frances Smith

We expected a resort but ended up all wet.
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On Cedar Lake

By Kenneth Hoffman

Moving from the city to the country meant new adventures galore.
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Percy Ann’s Great Escape

By Frances Smith

She won a blue ribbon, but not for patience.
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Picnic Traditions

By Susan Davis

We bonded with our extended families over chilled watermelon and birthday cake.
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Pin Boy

By Allan C. Hanrahan

What started out as an adventure quickly turned into a thrilling but short-lived career.
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Pretty Knees

By Juliana S. Quackenbush

With roller skates, snaking sidewalks and Mercurochrome, we had everything we needed to ...
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Running on Empties

By Bill Barrick

Fast money could bring fast trouble—and shame, if greed was involved.
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Spino’s Lemon Ice

By Amanda Spino

A community legend served more than just a tasty treat.
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Surrounded by Hardworking People

By Dr. Harry James Ford

Honest, hard work can be even harder when you’re striving for self-reliance.
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The Mulberry Tree

By Dorothy Stanaitis

More than purple stains on a sidewalk or carpet, the tree also conjured memories of far ...
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The National Picnic

By Jeffrey Maurice Smith

What a perfect summer day—races, contests and all the ice cream I could eat!
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The Swimming Hole

By Ruth Enderle Brown

Our cooling-off spot was kid-tested, but it wasn’t mother-approved.
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The Watermelon Stand

By Douglas S. Clark

We were in the business of selling what we grew—if we didn’t eat it first.

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