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Winter Bucket List

Everyone should make a winter bucket list and take advantage of the differences that each season brings. It may be cold outside but that doesn’t mean your adventures needs to wait.

This winter why not try skiing or even take a polar plunge in the cold freezing water. Or go dog sledding or even have a drink in an ice bar.

Well, that may not be your idea of fun but maybe reading a book by the fire is more your speed. Or even planning a game night with the family. These are some ideas to make you happy while enjoying the winter months.

So take a look at this winter bucket list and try something new this season!

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Bronners Christmas Store

Bronners Christmas Store Wonderland located in Frankenmuth Michigan is known as the “largest Christmas store in the world”. Founded by Wally Bronner in 1945, this store is huge, on 27 acres with over 5.5 football fields of buildings filled with every Christmas decoration you can think of.

On our way to the Upper Peninsula, we stopped at Bronners Christmas store and wow it really is the “biggest Christmas store in the world”. I couldn’t believe my eyes and you can literally spend a whole day there without seeing everything.

West Coast Family Vacation Ideas

Here are 15 West Coast Family Vacation ideas that your kids will love. From mother nature’s outdoor experiences to winter skiing and snowboarding, there is something for everyone.

So make memories with your family this summer on a road trip on the west coast. You won’t regret it!

Midwest Vacations for Families

Here are 13 Midwest vacations for families ideas that you and your kids will enjoy for your next road trip. From national parks to amusement parks, from outside adventures to inside museums these places cover something for everyone.

It doesn’t really matter where you go, the important thing is that you go and enjoy quality time with your family.

Check out the list of Midwest Vacations for Families:

East Coast Family Vacations Your Kids will Love

Live on the east coast and want to take a road trip with your kids. Here are 25 ideas for East Coast family vacations that your kids will love. From mountains to beaches to cities there is something for everyone.

There are so many advantages to traveling with your kids. The memories you make will last a lifetime. They will learn more on a road trip then they will in a classroom about other cultures and customs.

A road trip will spike adventure in them to experience different things. But most of all, your kids will experience their parents in a different light too. The quality time spent together is priceless.

Check out this list of 25 east coast family vacations your kids will love. These are the experiences of mom and travel bloggers and their stories about these unique locations.

Drive in Movie Theaters Near Me

Where are the movies playing at the drive-in throughout the United States?

Drive-in movie theaters are a big part of United States history. During the 1950s and 1960s, Americans would have a date night or pack the kids into the station wagons and go see a movie.

According to Smithsonian Magazine, in the heyday of drive-ins in the 1950s, there were over 4,000 in the United States. Today only 310 are left and more are closing every year.

They were affordable, most had playgrounds and snack bars. There was nothing better than watching a first-run movie outside on the big screen.

Audio for the movie was on a pole that you parked next to and it hung on your car window or door.

Growing up I have many happy memories of going to the drive-in. As a kid, my parents took me to Valley Stream Drive-in and Bridgehampton Drive-in on Long Island all the time. It was great, we got to play on the playground for hours waiting for the movie to start. Then we got into our PJs and watched the movie. I bet lots of you have the same memories I have.

Things to Do in Moosehead Lake Maine

“Maine, the Way Life Should Be”, the state slogan that represents the way you feel while living and vacationing in Maine. Visiting Moosehead Lake is an experience that will stay with you for a lifetime.

Moosehead Lake is the largest lake in New England located about 70 miles north of Bangor Maine. It covers 75,000 acres and stretches 40 miles long and 12 miles wide.

Greenville and Rockwood Maine are the towns that surround Moosehead Lake. This area is known for moose as they outnumber residences 3 to 1.

The lake sits at 1,000 feet above sea level with mountains located all around the area. Mt. Kineo rises abruptly from the middle of the lake towering 800 feet above the water.

Epic Places to Visit in USA that you didn’t know existed

There are so many epic places to visit in the USA that most don’t even know exist. We all know about the famous locations and tourist spots that are advertised all over but what about the off the beaten path locations in this beautiful country.

We all love to find out of the way, less crowded places to spend some quality time with our loved ones. In addition, it would be great to find places to visit that are less crowded.

Unfortunately, this doesn’t happen too often but it will never happen in places like the Grand Canyon because after all who doesn’t want to visit the Grand Canyon. Although, I’m differently not saying that you shouldn’t go there are times that we just want to go somewhere not as crowded and still have a great vacation.

Incredible Hikes Everyone in Maine Should Do

Maine is a great place to take a vacation especially if you love the outdoors. Here are 10 incredible hikes everyone in Maine should take at least once in their lifetime.

Gulf Hagas

This is my favorite hike in Maine. This circuit hike can be strenuous at times, but the scenery is so worth the effort.

This hike is within the 100-mile wilderness section of the Appalachian Trail.

Drive-In Movie Theaters in New York

Are there still any Drive-in Movie Theaters in New York?

Surprisingly, New York has the largest number of operating drive-in movie theaters in the country. With 28 remaining, you can still take a step back in time and experience the way we used to watch movies on the outdoor big screen.

Drive-ins were the wave of the late 1950s and became very popular all over. The number of drive-ins in New York peaked during 1963 at 150 theaters. Of the remaining 28, all are north of the New York City bridges.

New York’s first drive-in opened on Long Island in 1938 in Valley Stream. This one screen, 500 capacity theater the fifteenth built in the United States.

I remember going here as a kid all the time since I grew up in Queens, it was the closest drive-in to where we lived.

At one point in time, Long Island had 16 drive-ins some holding up to 2500 cars. Today they are all just a memory.