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NEW GUIDEBOOKS FOR 2008:
LONG ISLAND
 NORTHWEST FLORIDA
 PITTSBURGH/SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
 CLEVELAND/NORTHEAST OHIO
October 2008. In this issue:

















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Feature

The Best Beach Trip You Can Take With Your Dog
In 1929 Samuel Boardman, 55 years removed from his childhood in Massachusetts, was assigned the new post of Parks Engineer for the Oregon Highway Department. The Great Depression was just beginning to sweep across the land and local governments everywhere were slashing budgets and squirrelling away funds. Boardman saw the financial crisis differently. The Oregon coast had yet to see much development and he knew land prices there would never be so cheap again. He proposed...


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Beach of the Month
Leech Lake, Minnesota

Traveling with your dog, passing NO DOGS ON THE BEACH signs, you are always on the look-out for that unconventional beach - a stretch of overlooked and unregulated sand that can pop up where you least expect it. Such is the case with Leech Lake, deep in the north central woods of Minnesota. In the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” this is the third largest....



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On The Trail At...
Glen Onoko Falls, Pennsylvania

At the turn of the 20th century, railroads popularized the southern end of the Lehigh Valley in northeast Pennsylvania, paving the way for the opening of a resort called Glen Onoko. Hotel Wahnetah boasted 47 rooms, a dance pavilion, tennis courts, fresh air and hikes to the scenic Glen Onoko Falls. A fire in 1911 closed the hotel and a fire in 1917 ended...



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Quick Tip
HELP! My Dog Can’t Swim!

Most dogs are good swimmers - but not all. Dogs can get in trouble if they fall into a lake or a river or a backyard swimming pool. Water is always a potential hazard that should be respected. In a boat, even strong swimmers...



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