Dennis Lennox

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  Sep 20, 2026

  Travel: Along the Oregon Trail, a little church keeps the faith

  Along U.S. Highway 191 stands a little log church that looks as though it has occupied this windswept landscape since the days of wagon trains.

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  Sep 13, 2026

  Travel: Come for football, stay for Laramie

  One of the West’s best-kept secrets sits in plain sight along Interstate 80. Home to the University of Wyoming, Laramie is unquestionably a college town. Yet its strong patina and unmistakable sense of place also make it a classic frontier town.

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  Aug 30, 2026

  Travel: Postcard from San Jose

  San Jose, California’s third-largest city, has a larger population than San Francisco yet remains relatively overlooked.

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  Aug 16, 2026

  Travel: In Innsbruck, discover the Old World without the crowds

  Innsbruck is often treated as a gateway to skiing and alpine adventure. That sells the Austrian city short.

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  Aug 2, 2026

  Travel: As Colorado turns 150, discover these 3 overlooked destinations

  Colorado’s sesquicentennial is an ideal excuse to venture beyond the famous resorts and mountain towns. This weekend marks Colorado Day and the 150th anniversary of Colorado’s admission to the Union on Aug. 1, 1876. Becoming the 38th state during America’s centennial year earned it the nickname the Centennial State.

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  Jul 26, 2026

  Travel: Look beyond Santiago de Compostela to discover Galicia

  Yesterday, many Christians observed the Feast of St. James. The day commemorates James the Greater, one of Christ’s 12 apostles.

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  Jul 12, 2026

  Travel: Postcard from Ludington

  Every traveler has a destination they should have visited years earlier. Mine was Ludington.

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  Jun 28, 2026

  Travel: Rediscover America’s founding on a Fourth of July getaway

  There is something fitting about spending Independence Day not just with fireworks and backyard barbecues, but by rediscovering the places where the American story began.

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  Jun 14, 2026

  Travel: In Norway, one of Europe’s great Christian pilgrimages

  Americans looking for one of Europe’s greatest pilgrimage destinations should look to Norway and an ancient route leading to an historically important Christian site.

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  May 31, 2026

  Travel: Finding medieval churches in Finland’s Swedish-speaking islands

  Spread across roughly 6,700 islands and skerries in the Baltic, Åland (pronounced OH-land) occupies a unique place in northern Europe. Politically, it belongs to Finland. Culturally and linguistically, it is Swedish.