Dennis Lennox

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  Jul 4, 2021

  Visiting Alaska as travel returns to normalcy

  Not only is Alaska open for tourism, but the state’s geographic vastness means social distancing was a thing well before coronavirus. It is no wonder, then, that airlines, including Alaska Airways and rival Delta Air Lines, have ramped up service as demand nears pre-pandemic levels.

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  Jun 27, 2021

  Spires, mines and Old West legends in Nevada’s oldest towns

  There is more to Nevada than Las Vegas. My visit to the Silver State started after flying into Reno. After picking up a rental car I embarked upon a three-day road trip across Reno-Tahoe to discover Nevada’s oldest towns.

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  Jun 20, 2021

  In Louisville, historic churches overlooked

  Most visitors to Louisville, Kentucky, don’t come to see historic churches. Admittedly, the big draws are the Kentucky Derby and pretty much everything bourbon. But beyond horses and distilled spirits are more than a half-dozen churches from the late 1800s and early 1900s. Many are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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  Jun 6, 2021

  In St. Louis, old churches rival Europe’s great cathedrals

  Forget going to Europe this summer to see old churches. Instead, stay much closer to home with a trip to St. Louis.

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  May 30, 2021

  Postcard from Lewis and Clark’s Fort Clatsop

  Almost to the day I stood near where the American explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark first glimpsed the Pacific Ocean in November 1805.

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  May 23, 2021

  Questions remain centuries after disappearance of England’s first colony on Roanoke

  The site of the first English colony in America sits largely overshadowed by the famed beaches on the barrier islands that form North Carolina’s Outer Banks.

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  May 16, 2021

  Endless charm and all things equestrian in Aiken

  This smallish city in South Carolina is right out of central casting. No wonder Aiken received the National Civic League’s All-America City award back in 1997. Twenty-four years later, the cityscape is still a postcard-perfect scene.

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  May 9, 2021

  Postcard from the Grand Canyon’s overlooked gateway

  Grand Canyon National Park is one of those bucket list destinations that seldom disappoints. After all, it is all about the sheer beauty of the landscape. This natural wonder, a testament to the design of God the Creator, with its varying colors and deep gorges carved through layers of rock is truly magnificent.

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  May 2, 2021

  A big, small town

  There is more to Columbia, Missouri, than college students.

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  Apr 18, 2021

  Prince Philip’s funeral in hallowed St. George’s Chapel was thoroughly Christian

  The ceremonial funeral Saturday of Prince Philip was a theologically orthodox service as expressed through the timeless Anglican rites of the Church of England, observers said. It also came at a time when faith in the public square is more often than not watered down to accommodate the panoply of beliefs and nonbeliefs.