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President #ChesterArthur died today in 1886: #OnThisDay #OTD #History #President historicsitesvisited-presidential.blogspot.com/2025/06/ches...
November 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
President #ChesterArthur died today in 1886: #OnThisDay #OTD #History #President historicsitesvisited-presidential.blogspot.com/2025/06/ches...
Ten years ago we visited #Stonehenge and it was all it was cracked up to be 😊 See the link for pics. #UK #England #Travel #Landmark #Historic ionnature.blogspot.com/2025/11/ston...
Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England ~ 2015
It's been 10 years since we visited this famous UK landmark. It was built from 3100 BC until around 1600 BC. Recreated neolithic huts are ne...
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November 15, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Ten years ago we visited #Stonehenge and it was all it was cracked up to be 😊 See the link for pics. #UK #England #Travel #Landmark #Historic ionnature.blogspot.com/2025/11/ston...
50 years ago today. #OnThisDay #OTD #EdmundFitzgerald #LakeSuperior miscellaneousmusings-hve.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-...
The Edmund Fitzgerald, November 10, 1975
(1975 Photo by Bob Campbell, Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum) We all know the story, and the song, and it's still an incredibly sad event that ...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
We had a great time at the volunteer party @feedingamerica.org West Michigan today! See the links for pics & info, and #volunteer #donate & help feed the hungry in your corner of the world. #FeedingAmericaWestMichigan allthingsgr.blogspot.com/2025/10/feed...
Feeding America West Michigan Volunteer Party ~ October 30, 2025
We had a blast this afternoon at Feeding America and hung out with our regular Wednesday volunteer crew, and Frank & Josslin 💗 We didn't ha...
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October 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
We had a great time at the volunteer party @feedingamerica.org West Michigan today! See the links for pics & info, and #volunteer #donate & help feed the hungry in your corner of the world. #FeedingAmericaWestMichigan allthingsgr.blogspot.com/2025/10/feed...
RIP #JohnLodge of the #MoodyBlues. We were lucky to see them at #MeijerGardens back in 2014. allthingsgr.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-...
October 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
RIP #JohnLodge of the #MoodyBlues. We were lucky to see them at #MeijerGardens back in 2014. allthingsgr.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-...
Visit #PeggysCove in #NovaScotia when you can. #NaturesBeauty #Lighthouse #Canada ♥️ ionnature.blogspot.com/2025/10/pegg...
Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada ~ September 26, 2025
Peggy's Cove is a small village on the eastern shore of St. Margaret's Bay in Nova Scotia. The village was established in 1811 and fishing w...
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October 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Visit #PeggysCove in #NovaScotia when you can. #NaturesBeauty #Lighthouse #Canada ♥️ ionnature.blogspot.com/2025/10/pegg...
Happy birthday to President #ChesterArthur, born October 5, 1829 (or 1830 as it says on his grave plaque). #OTD #History historicsitesvisited-presidential.blogspot.com/2025/06/ches...
October 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Happy birthday to President #ChesterArthur, born October 5, 1829 (or 1830 as it says on his grave plaque). #OTD #History historicsitesvisited-presidential.blogspot.com/2025/06/ches...
See this fantastic #Caillebotte exhibition at the #ArtInstitute in #Chicago until October 5. These are some of my favorites: ionnature.blogspot.com/2025/09/art-...
Art Institute of Chicago - Caillebotte Painting His World Exhibition ~ September 3, 2025
It's a fantastic exhibition of his work, showing until October 5 so see it if you can. The exhibit is well laid out and if you move counter-...
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September 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM
See this fantastic #Caillebotte exhibition at the #ArtInstitute in #Chicago until October 5. These are some of my favorites: ionnature.blogspot.com/2025/09/art-...
Happy #LaborDay! The Spirit of Solidarity commemorates the #FurnitureStrike of 1911 in #GrandRapids. See the link for photos & info. allthingsgr.blogspot.com/2025/09/spir...
Spirit of Solidarity ~ Happy Labor Day!
This sculpture was dedicated in 2007 on the 96th anniversary of the 1911 furniture strike of Grand Rapids. Workers faced deplorable living c...
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September 1, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Happy #LaborDay! The Spirit of Solidarity commemorates the #FurnitureStrike of 1911 in #GrandRapids. See the link for photos & info. allthingsgr.blogspot.com/2025/09/spir...
RIP Neil Armstrong, who passed from this earth on August 25, 2012. His ashes were dropped into the Atlantic Ocean 💔 miscellaneousmusings-hve.blogspot.com/2024/12/neil...
August 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
RIP Neil Armstrong, who passed from this earth on August 25, 2012. His ashes were dropped into the Atlantic Ocean 💔 miscellaneousmusings-hve.blogspot.com/2024/12/neil...
Every second Saturday of the month we visit and share with our Heartside neighbors. See the link for more info. #Heartside #GrandRapids #GRMI #BeANeighbor www.grnforn.org www.grnforn.org/post/second-...
Second Saturday with Neighbors
Saturday, August 9, 2025A person should not have to hold certain religious beliefs, be sober or drug-free, or be mentally healthy in order to receive food, kindness, and shelter. And we can all choose...
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August 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Every second Saturday of the month we visit and share with our Heartside neighbors. See the link for more info. #Heartside #GrandRapids #GRMI #BeANeighbor www.grnforn.org www.grnforn.org/post/second-...
Happy birthday to Bill Clinton, born today in 1946 in Hope, Arkansas. #PresidentClinton #History #Arkansas historicsitesvisited-presidential.blogspot.com/2023/08/will...
William Jefferson Clinton ~ August 19, 1946 -
42nd President, 1993-2001 Bill Clinton sites visited: Clinton's birth home in Hope, Arkansas. Two souvenir pins. In 2023, we traveled to Lit...
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August 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Happy birthday to Bill Clinton, born today in 1946 in Hope, Arkansas. #PresidentClinton #History #Arkansas historicsitesvisited-presidential.blogspot.com/2023/08/will...
RIP Jim Lovell. You were one of the best ♥️ We never met you but did meet your spacecraft. See the link for pics. #JimLovell #NASA #Apollo8 #Apollo11 miscellaneousmusings-hve.blogspot.com/2025/08/jame...
August 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
RIP Jim Lovell. You were one of the best ♥️ We never met you but did meet your spacecraft. See the link for pics. #JimLovell #NASA #Apollo8 #Apollo11 miscellaneousmusings-hve.blogspot.com/2025/08/jame...
Happy birthday to Neil Armstrong, born August 5, 1930. See the link for Armstrong sites and artifacts. #NeilArmstrong #Apollo11 #NASA #MoonWalker miscellaneousmusings-hve.blogspot.com/2024/12/neil...
Neil Armstrong ~ August 5, 1930 - August 25, 2012
Armstrong is arguably the most famous astronaut in the world but he started as a naval aviator and test pilot. He was chosen by NASA in the ...
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August 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Happy birthday to Neil Armstrong, born August 5, 1930. See the link for Armstrong sites and artifacts. #NeilArmstrong #Apollo11 #NASA #MoonWalker miscellaneousmusings-hve.blogspot.com/2024/12/neil...
President James Madison died June 28, 1836, and is buried on his Montpelier estate in Virginia: #OnThisDay #OTD #JamesMadison #History #President #Montpelier historicsitesvisited-presidential.blogspot.com/2024/06/jame...
June 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
President James Madison died June 28, 1836, and is buried on his Montpelier estate in Virginia: #OnThisDay #OTD #JamesMadison #History #President #Montpelier historicsitesvisited-presidential.blogspot.com/2024/06/jame...
June 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
The Blues Brothers was released June 20, 1980 and some of the movie was filmed in Joliet, Illinois. "It's 106 miles to Chicago..." #BluesBrothers #Joliet #OldJolietPrison #Illinois ionnature.blogspot.com/2025/01/the-...
June 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The Blues Brothers was released June 20, 1980 and some of the movie was filmed in Joliet, Illinois. "It's 106 miles to Chicago..." #BluesBrothers #Joliet #OldJolietPrison #Illinois ionnature.blogspot.com/2025/01/the-...
Medgar Evers was a World War II veteran and a civil rights activist. He was murdered at his home on June 12, 1963 by a white supremacist, who was finally jailed in 1994. #RIPMedgarEvers #CivilRights #ArlingtonNationalCemetery #History ionnature.blogspot.com/2025/05/arli...
June 12, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Medgar Evers was a World War II veteran and a civil rights activist. He was murdered at his home on June 12, 1963 by a white supremacist, who was finally jailed in 1994. #RIPMedgarEvers #CivilRights #ArlingtonNationalCemetery #History ionnature.blogspot.com/2025/05/arli...
George H.W. Bush was born today in 1924. #OnThisDay #OTD #GeorgeHWBush #Birthday #History #President historicsitesvisited-presidential.blogspot.com/2024/06/geor...
George H.W. Bush ~ June 12, 1924 - November 30, 2018
41st President, 1989 - 1993 George H.W. Bush sites visited: George Bush was born here at 173 Adams Street in Milton, Massachusetts. It's a p...
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June 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
George H.W. Bush was born today in 1924. #OnThisDay #OTD #GeorgeHWBush #Birthday #History #President historicsitesvisited-presidential.blogspot.com/2024/06/geor...
Happy Pride Month! #StonewallInn ionnature.blogspot.com/2023/06/ston...
Stonewall Inn, 53 Christopher St, New York
Fifty-four years ago this week, the Stonewall uprising took place (1969) and became a turning point in the fight for LGBTQ rights. On our 20...
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June 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Happy Pride Month! #StonewallInn ionnature.blogspot.com/2023/06/ston...
It was a grand day at @meijergardens so see the link for photos. #meijergardens #grandrapids #sculptures #art #garden #installations allthingsgr.blogspot.com/2025/06/meij...
Meijer Gardens ~ June 6, 2025
It was a beautiful day for a walk and I wanted to see a couple of new things that were recently installed at the Gardens. The first one was ...
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June 7, 2025 at 12:31 AM
It was a grand day at @meijergardens so see the link for photos. #meijergardens #grandrapids #sculptures #art #garden #installations allthingsgr.blogspot.com/2025/06/meij...
Ronald Reagan died June 5, 2004, and is buried at his Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. See the link for other Reagan sites visited. #RonaldReagan #History #President #OnThisDay #OTD #SimiValley historicsitesvisited-presidential.blogspot.com/2021/09/rona...
June 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Ronald Reagan died June 5, 2004, and is buried at his Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. See the link for other Reagan sites visited. #RonaldReagan #History #President #OnThisDay #OTD #SimiValley historicsitesvisited-presidential.blogspot.com/2021/09/rona...
President James Buchanan died June 1, 1868, and is buried in Woodward Hill Cemetery in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. #JamesBuchanan #President #History #OnThisDay #OTD historicsitesvisited-presidential.blogspot.com/2020/12/jame...
June 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
President James Buchanan died June 1, 1868, and is buried in Woodward Hill Cemetery in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. #JamesBuchanan #President #History #OnThisDay #OTD historicsitesvisited-presidential.blogspot.com/2020/12/jame...
On May 31 & June 1 in 1921, what was called a race riot but was really a massacre took place in Tulsa, Oklahoma. #BlackWallStreet #TulsaMassacre #TulsaRiot #History #Tulsa #Oklahoma ionnature.blogspot.com/2025/06/tuls...
Tulsa, Oklahoma
On May 31, 1921, the Tulsa Massacre began and continued through June 1. The Greenwood District, "Black Wall Street," that held over 300 Blac...
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June 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
On May 31 & June 1 in 1921, what was called a race riot but was really a massacre took place in Tulsa, Oklahoma. #BlackWallStreet #TulsaMassacre #TulsaRiot #History #Tulsa #Oklahoma ionnature.blogspot.com/2025/06/tuls...
The Pickle Back is a great, local watering hole so stop in next time you're near Marne! #PickleBack #Marne #Michigan #LocalWateringHole localwateringholes.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...
The Pickle Back, 14624 16th Avenue, Marne ~ March 25, 2025
We had a great night at The Pickle Back! The place is huge but other than a dozen people at the bar, the place was nearly empty (we were tol...
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June 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The Pickle Back is a great, local watering hole so stop in next time you're near Marne! #PickleBack #Marne #Michigan #LocalWateringHole localwateringholes.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...