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A Florida boat tour is a short ride, usually two hours or less, where you and your fellow passengers learn something new about Florida history, ecology or wildlife from a spirited and helpful guide while gliding across supple, sun filled waters. You may see dolphins, manatees, turtles, alligators, and more. Cruise past famous and infamous homes, Indian mounds, and ancient cypress trees where diving birds sit on branches spreading their wings to let them dry. A boat tour is a floating adventure with friends. Boarding a pontoon boat is easy, involving a short ramp or some steps.

In Driving Lessons, Christopher B. Strain sets out on a quintessential American road trip, exploring not just the roads and byways of the country but the road trip's place in American culture. Strain dives into the well of American travel writing, illuminating fascinating aspects of the road trip, such as how race, class, and gender shape the experiences of road trippers.

The Seventymile Kid tells the remarkable account of Harry Karstens, who was the actual—if unheralded—leader of the Hudson Stuck Expedition that was the first to summit Mount McKinley in Alaska. All but forgotten by history, a young Karstens arrived in the Yukon during the 1897 Gold Rush, gained fame as a dog musher hauling U.S. Mail in Alaska, and eventually became the first superintendent of Mount McKinley National Park (now known as Denali National Park and Preserve).

Wayne Larson is back, and he’s ready to dive even deeper into the soul of Midwest living. Orange Camo & Hotdish brings you more laugh-out-loud tales and cozy memories from America’s heartland, where folks wear blaze orange as a fashion statement, and hotdish is as much a tradition as Sunday church. With humor, warmth, and a touch of nostalgia, Wayne explores the quirks, customs, and downright eccentricities that make life in the Midwest unforgettable.

Step into the world of Newport, Rhode Island, where America's colonial past, Gilded Age splendor, and maritime heritage converge on one spectacular island. In The Ultimate Visitor's Guide to Newport, Rhode Island: Where America's History and Coastal Beauty Meet, eighth-generation Newporter Susan A. Leys invites you to experience her beloved hometown as only a true insider can reveal it.

Unique Idaho: Exploring What Makes Idaho Truly Unique. We will look at the deepest gorge in North America. It Is even deeper than the Grand Canyon. We will explore the mighty river that has flowed through the gorge for thousands of years, carving out this amazing canyon. Find out about the waterfall on the same river that is higher than Niagara Falls. Idaho has over 3,000 lakes within its borders. One of these lakes is one of the deepest lakes in America. It is so deep that the trout grow to a world-record size and they swim around with Navy submarines!

New Mexico's Spanish legacy has informed the cultural traditions of one of the last states to join the union for more than four hundred years, or before the alluring capital of Santa Fe was founded in 1610. The fame the region gained from artist Georgia O'Keefe, writers Lew Wallace and D. H. Lawrence, and pistolero Billy the Kid has made New Mexico an international tourist destination.

Edward Abbey, who never much liked Alaska, called it "our biggest, buggiest, boggiest state." To others, it has been a cure for despair. When Michael Engelhard moved to Fairbanks more than three decades ago, he was a cheechako, a subarctic tenderfoot. Gathering skills and experiences the hard way, he attained "Sourdough" status while realizing there would always be more to learn, see, and do in the land of midnight sun and auroras.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want an edible experience? Would you like some culinary guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Eat Like a Local book is for you. Eat Like a Local – New Hampshire by Erin Morris offers the inside scoop on food in New Hampshire. Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience. Food has the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and culture on a single plate.

Get ready to experience the ultimate slice of Wisconsin life with Grillin’ in a Blizzard: Tales from Life in the Great White Cheese State, a laugh-out-loud collection of stories, tall tales, and hard truths that every true Wisconsinite knows by heart. Wayne Larson captures the spirit of America’s Dairyland in this heartwarming, hilarious book that’s as comforting as a Friday night fish fry and as genuine as a Packers fan in a cheesehead hat.

Join author Aneta Hebrova as she unveils the stories of iconic Tucson figures like Peter Ronstadt, Diana Madaras, and Domingo DeGrazia, alongside heartfelt accounts from local Hispanic and Indigenous communities, including the Yaqui and Tohono O’odham. Through vivid storytelling and deep curiosity, Hebrova paints a living portrait of a city where art, history, and nature converge.

This book is based on visitor descriptions of antebellum Mobile, Alabama's physical and social environment. Mobile's foundational era is a period in which the city transformed from a struggling colonial outpost into one of the nation's most significant economic powerhouses, largely owing to the cotton trade and the labor of enslaved people. On the eve of the Civil War, the Mobile ranked as the fourth most populous community in what would soon become the Confederacy, and within the Gulf Coast region, it stood second only to New Orleans in population, wealth, and influence.

Kiawah Island: A History, by historian Ashton Cobb, provides a comprehensive consideration of the diverse factors and factions that have combined to shape Kiawah's fascinating history. Cobb calls upon a wide array of sources to tell the story of a South Carolina sea island that has been the site of great change through the centuries, but has remained a treasured location for generations of inhabitants and devoted visitors.

Explore and experience all of the East Coast's many lighthouses with the newly updated and expanded edition of The Original Lighthouse Field Guide. Enthusiasts will enjoy the details and facts of each lighthouse as they embark on one of the most scenic summer road trips in America, the New England coastline!

Award-winning travel journalists and Santa Fe residents Judith Fein and Paul Ross crisscross New Mexico, finding unforgettable adventures listeners can personally experience such as painting with an abstract artist on the Navajo Reservation, visiting a wolf refuge, cruising in a lowrider, hiking in a volcano, gourmet dining at Zuni Pueblo, seeing a ghost, tracking the true Billy the Kid . . . and so much more.

Greater Than a Tourist Minneapolis-St. Paul Minnesota USA by Author W.C. Warne offers first-hand and personal insight into the best ways to visit the Twin Cities. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the ‘Greater Than a Tourist’ series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want an edible experience? Would you like some culinary guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Eat Like a Local book is for you. Eat Like a Local–Colorado Springs by Scotty Jeffus offers the inside scoop on food in Colorado’s Roaring Fork Valley. Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience. Food has the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and culture on a single plate. Most food guides tell you how to eat like a tourist.

Minnesota has a code, don't cha know? Knowing this code is essential for living in the state famous for an accent only the Coen Brothers could replicate. But if you only focused on the accents in Fargo, you might have missed the nuance. After all, there has to be some reason Minnesotans live in a state where winter lasts six months out of the year. What is it? We call it “Minnesota Nice.” It permeates all aspects of life, including the way we talk, what we eat, how we entertain guests, the way we practice our faith, and how we enjoy the great outdoors.

Greater Than a Tourist: Champaign-Urbana, written by Sal Nudo, provides an in-depth look at fun things for visitors to discover in the twin-city towns of Champaign-Urbana. Because C-U is a transient university town, students and academic professionals will also find this guidebook to be useful.

Hikers will love the rugged, magnificent trails at Turkey Run State Park in Parke County, Indiana. Stay at Turkey Run Inn and dine in the restaurant or camp in the beautiful campground. Canoeists can float down Sugar Creek, which traverses two State Parks.