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UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Gainesville – Visitors Passes at UF’s main entrance at Southwest 13th Street (US441) and Southwest 2nd Avenue (I-75 exit 384, follow signs – off SR 121) 32611. Phone: (352) 392-3261. www.ufl.edu. The Historic Campus contains many buildings on the National Register of Historic Places such as University Auditorium. Above the Auditorium, visitors [...]

ETOWAH INDIAN MOUNDS HISTORIC SITE Cartersville – 813 Indian Mounds Road SE (5 miles SW of I-75 exit 288, follow brown directional signs) 30120. http://gastateparks.org/info/etowah/. Phone: (770) 387-3747. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 9:00am-5:00pm, Sunday 2;00-5:30pm. Closed Monday (except holidays), Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. Closed Tuesday when open Monday. Admission: $2.50-$5.00 per person. Miscellaneous: at least once [...]

Check out my ElfYourself video: http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/UvrLuvpxDMkZs3I4. The Z house is already in the Christmas groove!

CALHOUN’S ON THE RIVER Knoxville – 400 Neyland Drive, Volunteer Landing (follow directions to Volunteer Landing) 37915. Phone: (865) 673-3355. www.calhouns.com. Try the “Best Ribs in America!” and their chicken so you can get an idea of what the locals rave about. Then, move on to other temptations like Buffalo Wings or Fried Green Tomatoes, [...]

DINSMORE HOMESTEAD Burlington – 5656 Burlington Pike (I-75/71 exit 181 to KY 18 west) 41005. Phone: (859) 586-6117. www.dinsmorefarm.org. Hours: Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday 1:00-5:00pm (April thru mid-December). Last tour leaves at 4:00pm. Admission: $5.00 adult, $3.00 senior (60+), $2.00 student (7-17). FREEBIES: Biographies of the folks that lived here throughout history are online. Might want [...]

MORNINGSIDE NATURE CENTER LIVING HISTORY FARM Gainesville – 3540 East University Ave (I-75 exit 387, head east on SR26 about 8 miles) 32641. Phone: (352) 334-2170. www.natureoperations.org. Hours: Farm is open daily from 9:00am-5:00pm, with live interpretive experiences offered every Saturday (September-May). Admission: Small admission fee during festivals & reenactments. At Morningside Nature Center, 278-acres [...]

SPLASH BAY RESORT Toledo (Maumee) – 1705 Tollgate Drive (I-75 exit 192, I-475 to exit 6, head east towards turnpike) 43537. www.splashbaymaumee.com. Phone: (419) 897- 5555. Hours: Vary by season. Generally open most evenings from 3:00pm until dark. Closed on Tuesday and Wednesdays. Extended weekend hours (all day). Admission: Day Passes are $20.00-$25.00 per person. [...]

Twas the month before Christmas**When all through our land,* *Not a Christian was praying* *Nor taking a stand.* *See the PC Police had taken away,* *The reason for Christmas – no one could say.* *The children were told by their schools not to sing,* *About Shepherds and Wise Men and Angels and things.* *It might [...]

FRANKENMUTH WOOLEN MILL Frankenmuth – 570 South Main Street (I-75 to Frankenmuth Exit – Follow signs to downtown) 48734. Phone: (989) 652-8121. www.frankenmuthwoolenmill.com. Hours: Daily 10:00am-9:00pm (Summer). Daily 10:00am-6:00m (Winter). Admission: FREE. We’ve all seen freshly shaven sheep and probably own wool clothing. But how is it processed? Here’s your unique chance to see how [...]

CHEBOYGAN STATE PARK Cheboygan – 4490 Beach Road (I-75 exit 326, east on C66 thru town, then southeast on US 23) 49721. Phone: (231) 627-2811. www.michigan.gov/cheboygan. Admission: $6.00-$8.00 per vehicle. Cheboygan State Park is open all year for a variety of activities. A system of well-marked trails through the park provides access to scenic Lake [...]