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73Journey To The End of The Road
The end of the road has become a mythical place in our modern collective imagination; the place where a person runs out of options and must turn back or begin anew. The objective truth is that most highways...
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83House of the Bootlegger in the Charlevoix
The Charlevoix region of Quebec is a long way from Memphis, but the House of the Bootlegger was one of Elvis Presley’s favorites. Located in a forest on a mountainside in a meteorite crater this is one of...
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73Motorcycle Touring in the Charlevoix: Part I Into the Heart of the Crater
It’s highly unlikely that you’ve ever ridden across a meteorite crater. In fact, I believe there is only one crater on this planet that has public roads crossing it. There definitely isn’t another one whose resident artists are international...
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58It's Time To Be Seen
Motorists who have survived being struck by a train usually say, “I didn’t see it coming.” Since this reflects pure stupidity, lack of attention, or both, I realize that there is no protection from...
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66The Relevance of E-books To A Lover of the Printed Page
Publishers are now going through the biggest revolution in publishing since the introduction of copperplate lithography. There’s Kindle, iPad, Kobo, and Nook readers, while Google Books relies on regular...
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76Motorcycle Tourism
A hairy hoard descends upon the hapless town. Rampage follows with motorcycles careening through businesses and fights ensue by rival gangs or the local hero. That image was created by Hollywood in their...
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81When Smith Met Wesson, Part 3
Daniel Wesson arrived in Windsor at the Robbins & Lawrence armory during a time of unprecedented activity. Using machines to mass produce items wasn’t a new idea and anyone interested in mechanics or the...
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72Cristal Mines
My hands are deep in slimy, stinking, gray clay while my already bleeding fingertips trace hidden geometric shapes that formed tens, if not hundreds of millions of years ago. Grasping one of the larger...
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71When Smith Met Wesson
The year was 1850 and people were leaving in droves. Gold had been discovered the year before in California and every fortune hunter in the eastern United States was outfitting for the trek across the continent or to sail halfway around the globe. ...
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69When Smith Met Wesson, Pt. 2
As he headed north to Vermont with the machinery of the Leonard Pistol Manufacturing Company, 25-year old Daniel Wesson had a lot to think about. The last year had not been easy. He...
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