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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: willowstreetguzziguy on October 27, 2018, 02:08:09 PM
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We live in Lancaster County Amish Country, home of the Amish, Smorgasbords, Shoe fly pie, Potato chips, Soft Pretzels, Covered Bridges, Conestoga wagon, Pennsylvania long rifle, York Barbell, Harley Davidson York factory, birthplace of Robert Fulton (invented steamboat), Farmland and ...Horse Poop on the roads! Great backroad riding but BEWARE of that slippery stuff on the roads!
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I've been to Lancaster, beautiful area.
I'm in Springfield, Mo. Birthplace of Route 66 and Bass Pro Shops. We have Amish all around here too. Wild Bill Hickock shot a dude from all the way across the town square over a pocket watch lost in a poker game and Greene County also had the westernmost battle in the Civil War. The Springfield wagon was built here, it was a sought after rig during the wagon train days. We also had the Frisco Railway shop here. It was a rowdy western town in it's day. (I didn't talk about guns did I?)
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We live in Lancaster County Amish Country, home of the Amish, Smorgasbords, Shoe fly pie, Potato chips, Soft Pretzels, Covered Bridges, Conestoga wagon, Pennsylvania long rifle, York Barbell, Harley Davidson York factory, birthplace of Robert Fulton (invented steamboat), Farmland and ...Horse Poop on the roads! Great backroad riding but BEWARE of that slippery stuff on the roads!
My wife and I love your part of the country and try and visit there at least every 2-3 years. We always eat at GOOD AND PLENTY restaurant and take a carriage ride through the country. We hope to get up this spring and maybe we can get together and break bread together:)
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I live in the Piedmont triad (WINSTON-SALEM NC). We are famous for several things. A couple are R.J Reynolds tobacco co, Texas Pete, OLD SALEM settlement, founded in 1766. George Washington stayed in the Inn, which a meal from the era can still be had there. I live 3-4 hours from some of the most beautiful beaches in the world and 2 hours from some of the most beautiful mountains, the Blue Ridge Parkway. Only problem is here in the Piedmont Triad, it's growing into a metropolis with Little open country.
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Stoke on Trent England is the home of the English ceramics industry most famous brands Wedgewood, Royal Doulton, Spode and many more, no longer the powerhouse it used to be but the history surrounds us.
John
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My wife and I love your part of the country and try and visit there at least every 2-3 years. We always eat at GOOD AND PLENTY restaurant and take a carriage ride through the country. We hope to get up this spring and maybe we can get together and break bread together:)
Good and Plenty is just that. Next time you're in Lancaster County, try eating at Shady Maple smorgasbord in Blue Ball. But make sure you're starving because it is H U G E !!!
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City:Springville, Indiana Whiskey, French Fur Traders and Drunk Indians
County:Clark County, Indiana, Named after George Rogers Clark who was given the land to divide among His troops. It was given to him for kicking the British Army's behinds out of the area. My homestead deed is recorded all the way back to the this time. The first European/American owners were Clark's Sister and Her Husband. Speed-Portland Cement and Largest inland ship-boat builder in U.S. Now closed.
Area:Kentucky Derby, Corruption, Basketball, Basketball and corrupt College Coaches.
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Hershey -- best known for chocolate (which is mediocre, IMHO), and Hersheypark.
In our region:
Harrisburg, which is the state capital
Three Mile Island -- site of the March, 1979 nuclear reactor incident -- the radiation release was real, there is a very high incidence of thyroid problems among people who lived here at the time.
Amish, they're not just in Lancaster County. They're also in Lebanon, Perry, and other surrounding counties.
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Drunk rednecks .
Dusty
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Traffic.......
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History! Civil War battlefields and places of interest (Antietam, Harpers Ferry, John Brown's Farm, etc.), C&O Canal, Fort Frederick (a stone fort active in the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War), railroad museums. Recreation: the Appalachian Trail and other hiking trails, canoeing/tubing/kayaking/fishing on the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers, etc. Wineries and (micro)breweries are seemingly everywhere (not my thing). Best selling author Nora Roberts lives nearby and owns a bookstore in Boonsboro (along with several other properties there).
Best of all: some great riding roads!
We also have the most awesome Sheriff in the area. :grin:
https://washcosheriff.com/about-us/officers/command-staff/
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Gold and worthless corrupt local government.
Although we are allowed to park our motorbikes on the footpath (sidewalk) free. That can be a huge bonus at times...
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Drunk rednecks .
Dusty
He didn't ask why YOU are famous! :laugh:
Raleigh NC. IIRC the first city Sherman didn't burn. Also the Capital of the State and seat of Wake County. Well known for technology in the adjacent Research Triangle Park, home to seven universities, did I mention research? Back to the Recent Unpleasantness, the largest surrender of the Confederacy took place just up the road at Bennett Place.
There are as many stories about Raleigh as there are Raleighites tellin' stories!
Hunter
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Newton, KS is 10 miles south of my place. It was on the Chisholm Trail and a railhead for cattle for a year in 1871 with a hell raising reputation that made Dodge City and Tucson look like church camps.
In 1871 a gunfight in Hide Park (Supposably got that name from the girls "showing so much hide there") left eight dead. Remember that was with cap & ball pistols. The railroad stayed however and made Newton a viable town. Current Pop. is 19,000.
GliderJohn
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Newton, KS is 10 miles south of my place. It was on the Chisholm Trail and a railhead for cattle for a year in 1871 with a hell raising reputation that made Dodge City and Tucson look like church camps.
In 1871 a gunfight in Hide Park (Supposably got that name from the girls "showing so much hide there") left eight dead. Remember that was with cap & ball pistols. The railroad stayed however and made Newton a viable town. Current Pop. is 19,000.
GliderJohn
Hey 'Ya old Jayhawker, Have you heard of the Freedom Frontier area? It's a string of museums all along the Mo-Kan boarder about that little skirmish ya'll had with Quantrill
http://www.freedomsfrontier.org/
Makes me want to watch Outlaw Josie Wales :thumb:
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Meth labs and the Klan. (not Guzzi content)
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Nice beach where the occasional body washes up. Shark sightings, drowning tourists and gang violence. The Bee Gees lived down the road (I dont think thats a good thing though).
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Fly dumping
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Palm Coast, Florida. A city that has absolutely nothing. It is best known as a dumping ground for the worst drivers in the U.S.A., corrupt local government, and a popular witness protection destination.
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Passing a good time. :boozing:
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Good and Plenty is just that. Next time you're in Lancaster County, try eating at Shady Maple smorgasbord in Blue Ball. But make sure you're starving because it is H U G E !!!
My wife said "how about DIENNERS" on route 30?
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He didn't ask why YOU are famous! :laugh:
Hunter
Hunter , you are aware I live in Muskogee Oklahoma , right ? :laugh:
Dog I hate that song :tongue:
Dusty
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Rockets and whiskey.
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The Bee Gees lived down the road (I dont think thats a good thing though).
They also did some time in Redcliffe.
Actually Barry has morphed into a very nice gentleman. Seems to have a good outlook on most things.
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Sedona, AZ = 4.5 million visitors PER YEAR from around the globe!!! :shocked: :rolleyes: :thumb: :cool: :wink:
* Fabulous red rock views / landscapes
* 19th century western history
* Apple, apricot, peach, plum, pear, fig and other fruit orchards
* Unique architecture of the homes in the area
* Movies filmed here in the 40's and 50's
* Hiking, nature, photography, fine art & culture
* Cool temperatures (4500 feet above sea level)
* World class resorts, fine restaurants
* Vortex's, ear coning, crystals, hydro-colonics, aura photos, UFO sightings, coffee enemas...other such nonsense :wink:
* ...and more...much more! :wink: :thumb: :cool:
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Buffalo Wings!
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I grew up in Wallingford and now live in Meriden, CT - both in northern New Haven County
Once known for the high quality silver made here. Meriden was the last small city in the US that the majority of it's residents worked in the city
Now it's known for steamed cheeseburgers!
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San Diego ...
Beaches, mountains and desert all within an hour's travel.
Absence of lakes, rivers, and streams.
Military and surfers, some overlap there ....
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Joliet and Statesville maximum security prisons and riverboat casinos
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I'm five miles north of the world famous weather prognosticator, Punxsutawney Phil. And yes we have plenty of Amish buggies too !!
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the only place in the US of A where 3 lanes of interstate merge into 1.
East bound on I-10 crossing the Mississippi River.
don't try it after 2pm, the backup is legendary, miles at times.
Home of LSU football....
Old Head
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Since 1885, my homestead of Terrell, Texas has been notorious as the site of the North Texas Lunatic Asylum.
But before you draw adverse inferences against me, let me point out that I have filed the necessary paperwork declaring my nearby compound to be a sovereign nation, known to my friends as the Republic of Prescott.
My Republic studiously maintains cordial relations with the Great State of Texas, but we have no truck with the lunatics.
Unless they ride Guzzis. In which case, come camp within my borders.
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California: The Golden State, ( now with some tarnish ), damn nice weather. Great grand dad moved to the sleepy little town of Los Angeles after the Civil War.
Dad came down from the PNW, for the weather, and a job at one of the "airplane plants" before WW2.
Fillmore: Citrus capitol of the world. ( well, used to be, now it's row crops and avocados )
Named after a railroad official who made the town a stop, not the former President.
Town was devastated by the Northridge earthquake in 1994.
Rebuilt.
Nice place to live.
kjf
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San Diego ...
Beaches, mountains and desert all within an hour's travel.
Absence of lakes, rivers, and streams.
Military and surfers, some overlap there ....
And some of the best craft beer 🍻 anywhere
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Saltville, VA - Salt Capital of the Confederacy
Cedar Key, FL - one of the largest producers of farm raised clams in the country, and tourism
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Bungendore's not famous for anything. The closest town of note is Queanbeyan which is an ancient aboriginal word meaning 'Place of the fat, unemployed, chain smoking single mother'. Just beyond that is Canberra, the National Capital, famous for Pornography, Prostitution and Politicians! Three things that not only roll off the tongue but are also seemingly entwined in a sort of loathsome Gordian knot!
We are close to the Snowy Mountains, (Great riding roads.) and the most unspoilt beaches on the east coast of Oz though so it's not all bad.
Pete
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I'm five miles north of the world famous weather prognosticator, Punxsutawney Phil. And yes we have plenty of Amish buggies too !!
I love the movie "Groundhog Day" filmed there!
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Farm tractors, every person in this town has a tractor, new or antique...The Finger Lakes a bit to the south.
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Grantham UK:
Margaret Thatcher (born 1925) Sir Isaac Newton (b 1642, school and lived in nearby village), gingerbread and first British policewoman (1915).
WWII bomber command HQ where the Dambusters raid (bouncing bomb etc.) was planned.
https://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/whats-on/what-s-on-rare-to-chance-to-home-of-the-dambusters-raid-1-8467616/
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We live in Northern Kentucky, not far from Bourbon County and the Bluegrass region. Lots of drunk thoroughbreds.
Jon
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Essex County, NY home of the 1930 and 1980 Olympics...
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SE CT. Mystic Seaport, Mystic Aquarium, Gillette's Castle. Lots o' maritime, whaling, and colonial history. Best and cleanest end of Long Island Sound. East half of CT has the best riding roads.
Larry
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You got Amish!!!?
Southern Maryland Amish and Mennonite abound!,Naval air station (what a contrast!), civil war history (Point lookout state park), Crabs,.. once HUGE amounts of tobacco farming, now almost gone, Crabs, a peninsula so water on 3 sides, close proximity to Washington D.C (Government and tourist, Culture?..eeh) Crabs, Very early British colonies and first Maryland capital, and..did I say Crabs? Mostly level farmland/woodland as far as motorcycle scenery,..and Crabs.
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Lobsters, Lighthouses and LLBeans
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SE CT. Mystic Seaport, Mystic Aquarium, Gillette's Castle. Lots o' maritime, whaling, and colonial history. Best and cleanest end of Long Island Sound. East half of CT has the best riding roads.
Larry
And pizza , don't forget the pizza :grin:
Dusty
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From M-13:
Naval air station (what a contrast!)
Happened in KS also during WWII. The Navy built a primary aviation training base right in the middle of an Amish community by Hutchinson, KS. It is now our flying club's gliderport.
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GliderJohn
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I love the movie "Groundhog Day" filmed there!
Groundhog Day was actually filmed in Woodstock, IL.
https://www.locationshub.com/blog/2013/10/26/about-those-famous-groundhog-days-filming-locations
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State of Connecticut.
Known for,
Our moto. Under construction.
Greatest natural resource. Ashfault.
High tax's and people moving out
TOMB
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Louisville Kentucky, Louisville slugger bats, Kentucky Derby, bourbon
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SE CT. Mystic Seaport, Mystic Aquarium, Gillette's Castle. Lots o' maritime, whaling, and colonial history. Best and cleanest end of Long Island Sound. East half of CT has the best riding roads.
Larry
I'll give you most of that but the N.W. corner is the best and you can sneak into the Hudson valley & southern Berkshires, too!
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Insane heat.
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Insane heat.
YES!!! aka...The Valley of the Sun...also known at "The Forbidden Planet" from Memorial Day through Thanksgiving!! :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
Just for perspective...today is Oct. 28th and the high in Phoenix will be......91!!! :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
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SE CT. Mystic Seaport, Mystic Aquarium, Gillette's Castle. Lots o' maritime, whaling, and colonial history. Best and cleanest end of Long Island Sound. East half of CT has the best riding roads.
Larry
I visited Mystic and absolutely loved that place, great part of the US👍
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Mpls/St.Paul at one time in the not so distant past had 3 Guzzi dealers in the metro area and 4 more in the outlying area.... Mora, Lake Crystal, Duluth, Watertown, SD.
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Sadly Edmonton is still know for "West Edmonton Mall' for a long time the largest indoor shopping mall in the world and Wayne Gretsky's hockey career with the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL, long past glories.
The Americans built a couple large air bases here and for a few weeks during WW2 the municipal airport laid claim to being the busiest air strip in the world as American and Canadian built fighters and bombers were using the strip as a jumping off point on to Alaska and over the pole aircraft ferry route to the Ruskies. Edmonton was also the marshalling point for construction material in the building of the Alaska Highway.
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Lake Powell, In the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Second largest man made lake in the U.S.. Center of the "Grand Circle" located in the middle of several National Parks and Monuments
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Paul B :boozing:
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oil derricks at the State Capitol
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Drunk rednecks .
Dusty
We have that and a mullet throwing contest.
Oh yeah, the beaches.
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YES!!! aka...The Valley of the Sun...also known at "The Forbidden Planet" from Memorial Day through Thanksgiving!! :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
Just for perspective...today is Oct. 28th and the high in Phoenix will be......91!!! :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
Glorious riding weather! :thumb: :violent1:
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My family farm/home is 15 miles from my Master Sculptor's studio where I apprenticed in Barre Vermont- "The Granite Center of the World" and Rock of Age's quarry that is considered the largest granite quarry in the world.
My own studio here in Spartanburg SC is further away from Elberton Ga, "the Granite Capitol of the World" where I now do most of my business. approx 1/3 of all USA made granite memorial products are produced in Elberton.
Here in Spartanburg- it used to be peaches. At one time, Spartanburg County produced more peaches than the entire state of GA. More recently, it's about NASCAR and lifelong resident legends like driver David Pearson (still lives approx a mile from me) Owner/Builder Bud Moore, Cotton Owens plus others including Jack Smith, James Hylton and more.
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Groundhog Day was actually filmed in Woodstock, IL.
https://www.locationshub.com/blog/2013/10/26/about-those-famous-groundhog-days-filming-locations
So glad i found that out, otherwise i would have been in for a big letdown traveling to Punksatauny.
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Washington County, New York. Center of the colored slate industry, dairy farms, lots of early American history and the best milk in New York. (Battenkill Valley Creamery).
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Barrow Co., GA is famous for the Ten Commandments mounted on a wall inside the old courthouse(supposed to be not permitted). They got around the law by renting that wall to someone else. When my wife and I got married I got a pic of us next to the Commandments.
DeKalb Co, IL (where I spent most my life) famous for the Ag, DeKalb Ag. It is pronounced with the 'L'. There is a DeKalb Co., GA but here they pronounce it DeKaab.
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El Paso, Texas. Mexican food, green Chile, and dead bodies in Juarez. Cowboy boots, and the 1st Thanksgiving in the U.S. take that Plymouth, lol(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181028/f78da744dac0eb0da83cf2827cd16f31.jpg)
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Lindale, Texas is the home for country music star Miranda Lambert and her gift store. There used to be a big cannery in town when this area was covered with blackberries and blueberries. Almost all gone as no one wants to work to pick them. Sad.
Tex
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Tex,
Are you familiar with progressive country singer Kacey Musgrave? She grew up in Golden which appears to not be much north of Lindale.
GliderJohn
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Marlborough, Mass.... A couple of New Brew Pubs that were supposed to open a while ago....Also, Gillette's Castle is a Great Ride in the Summer....or Fall when it gets Cold. Also, Deefield River on the Mowhawk Trail (Route 2) is Great Ridin! Great Foliage This Year!
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Western Pa: Sports greats: Namath, Ditka, Dorsett, Marino, Montana, Francona. Birth of the steel industry, the oil industry, the American labor movement. Busiest Corporate airport in USA. First public radio station and TV station (KDKA) Pioneers in heart/organ transplants. We were also the first group to rebel against the federal govt. (Whiskey Rebellion, 1791-94, failed).
Tulsa area: Race riots. Oil capital. The Tulsa Sound (music) Largest population of Native Americans in USA. Drunk rednecks.
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Perth Western Australia. A beautiful city, great weather most of the time, white sandy beaches and home of Australia 2. The first yacht to steal the Americas Cup from you Yanks (er Americans :thumb:) in 1983.
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Shorty,
You forgot Jim Kelly!
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Shorty,
You forgot Jim Kelly!
Never hoid of him :wink:
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Adelaide
Magnificent Wine
Great food
Sensational Motorcycle roads
Great Beaches
Gateway to the Outback
Bizarre Serial Killers ............ :evil:
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Latrobe Pa. Hometown of Fred Rodgers,Arnold Palmer, Latrobe Specialty Steel, Kennametal Corp. Birthplace of the Banana Split. Former home of Latrobe Brewing Co. makers of Rolling Rock Beer.
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Pork Pies...
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"A link with the 33".
A few will get it.
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Hey 'Ya old Jayhawker, Have you heard of the Freedom Frontier area? It's a string of museums all along the Mo-Kan boarder about that little skirmish ya'll had with Quantrill
http://www.freedomsfrontier.org/
Makes me want to watch Outlaw Josie Wales :thumb:
We also have some BBQ around these parts. You might know of the James/Younger boys; Martha "Calamity Jane" Canary; Wyatt Earp; "Bloody Bill" Anderson, to name a few.
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An interesting thread indeed!
We too have a large population of Amish. Plaques tout it as being the fourth largest Amish settlement in the world. A nearby county in the Northeast corner of the state has the greatest number of covered bridges of any county in Ohio. One of the most recent is over 600 feet long and is the longest multi span bridge in Ohio.
Cleveland has the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The phrase Rock and Roll was coined here by Alan Freed who is buried here. Cleveland is also home to the USS Cod, a WW2 Gato class sub. Three of the four engines have been restored to running condition and were built by GM in their Cleveland diesel plant. The Cod is known for performing the only international sub to sub rescue when they rescued the Dutch off a reef when their sub, (the O 19), ran aground on the reef in early July of 1945. It is the only U.S. submarine that has not had stairways and doors cut into her pressure hull for public access. It is still afloat and moored here. Nearby is the William C Mather, a 600 foot ore boat built in 1925. It is accessible for touring and is part of the Great Lakes Science Center, which is also worth seeing. All these are located within walking distance of one another.
There is a good wine industry near the lake in NE Ohio due to the tempered climate that is good for grape production. Various wineries abound, if that's your thing.
Then there is the Cleveland Orchestra, considered to be one of the five best in America, and known around the world. Their Christmas show this year will feature Jamie Farr, a Toledo Ohio native and star of the TV show MASH. He will narrate "The Night Before Christmas" for the Cleveland Orchestra's Christmas show.
John Henry
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Nuthin. Even the threshermans reunion is held outside of town. It is the most boring town along Route 66.
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Home of Chris Farley and Georgia O'Keefe. Otis Redding died here. American Girl dolls and The Onion both from here. Peter Egan is around here somewhere. Home of the Slimey Crud ride. Great bicycling city. Money Magazine's Best Place to Live a couple of decades ago. Gateway to some fabulous riding roads.
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Tucson ; Movie sets, Food, Geezers and way too hot in the summer.
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The Good: Lakes, wilderness, farming, everything outdoors.
The Bad: Drugs, crime, and racial tension.
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History! Civil War battlefields and places of interest (Antietam, Harpers Ferry, John Brown's Farm, etc.), C&O Canal, Fort Frederick (a stone fort active in the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War), railroad museums. Recreation: the Appalachian Trail and other hiking trails, canoeing/tubing/kayaking/fishing on the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers, etc. Wineries and (micro)breweries are seemingly everywhere (not my thing). Best selling author Nora Roberts lives nearby and owns a bookstore in Boonsboro (along with several other properties there).
Best of all: some great riding roads!
We also have the most awesome Sheriff in the area. :grin:
https://washcosheriff.com/about-us/officers/command-staff/
:thumb: :thumb: Don't forget that the Skyline Drive is but a stone's throw away!
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Greene County also had the westernmost battle in the Civil War.
Except for:
Pea Ridge/Elkhorn Tavern in Arkansas.
Mine Creek/Osage in Kansas.
Cabin Creek in The Cherokee Nation.
Glorietta Pass in New Mexico.
Among others.
They say this one in Arizona was the westernmost battle of The Civil War:
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/picacho-peak
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I'm from north central Ohio and our claim to fame is the birth of pro football and the football hall of fame as well as the birthplace of American Rubber companies. We have great winding roads where not only you can ride through Cuyahoga National Forest but also Many miles of Amish country. People are friendly, the women are beautiful, the roads are open and at the end of the day the beers are cold.
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Glen Ellyn, Illinois - that is a bit of a puzzler...
Laurie Anderson, performance artist and Lou Reed's final wife, was born here.
Also the birthplace of Marcellus Jones, who might have fired the first shot at the battle of Gettysburg.
But probably best known for being only about 10 miles from a Moto Guzzi, Aprilia, BMW, Triumph and Enfield dealer and only about 5 miles from a Triumph, Ducati, KTM and MV Agusta dealer.
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Sadly, to further prove my above point...
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/its-an-epidemic-inexpensive-crystal-meth-eclipsing-opioids-on-the-prairies
However,it has to be said, on the positive side of things, that the Canadian prairies are dripping with history, good and bad.
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Perth Western Australia. A beautiful city, great weather most of the time, white sandy beaches and home of Australia 2. The first yacht to steal the Americas Cup from you Yanks (er Americans :thumb:) in 1983.
Stubbie, you forgot about being the launching point of the Truculent Turtle!
https://www.maritimepatrolassociation.org/documents/heritage/Truculent_Turtle_1946.pdf (https://www.maritimepatrolassociation.org/documents/heritage/Truculent_Turtle_1946.pdf)
As for me, I hail from the heart of the NY Finger Lakes. We happen to be the #2 wine region in the entire US of A... slightly behind some valley in California that got named after an auto parts store. :evil:
Lotsa stuff up here. You want history, how about the Erie Canal? It's what made NYC from a small seaport into the monster it is today. Got some of the best fishing in the country, hunting too. We have Corning Glass just down the road, the museum there never ceases to amaze me. It's where they made the 200 inch mirror for the Palomar observatory... designed in 1928, finally finished in 1948. They have one of the cracked mirror blanks on display... as well as glass going back 5000 years ago. Good stuff, makes you think about how long humans have been smart enough to make glass.
Throw in Watkins Glen racetrack being nearby, and yeah, loads of good things where I live.
Sadly, being a world of balance, the good parts have their opposing bad parts... mostly in the forms of taxes, laws, regulations, etc... Seems a person can't even fart in NY State without permission.
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Weirton - Weirton Steel.
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Arcelor Mittal Steel does business on the grounds now. They're in the process of tearing down portions of the mill currently.
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used to be South Dakota; State with the most registered motorcycles per person.. 14year old's can legally drive, South Dakota Moto"Hey we got a Black guy" North Dakota moto "Hey, did you hear about the black guy in South Dakota?"
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New Zealand. Most people remark on the number of sheep we have :rolleyes:, used to be 40 million but now down to just below 30mill I believe.
Where I live, Christchurch. Used to be called "The Garden City" with lots of trees etc. Then we had an earthquake....... We still have plenty of trees etc. but now we also (still) have swathes of cleared open spaces. People have been planting them with community gardens, help yourself fruit trees and are great places to let your dog run free. The displaced population had a migration to more outlying areas where the ground is more stable.
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We also have some BBQ around these parts. You might know of the James/Younger boys; Martha "Calamity Jane" Canary; Wyatt Earp; "Bloody Bill" Anderson, to name a few.
Bloody Bill & Quantrill did a little hell raisin' together!
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Except for:
Pea Ridge/Elkhorn Tavern in Arkansas.
Mine Creek/Osage in Kansas.
Cabin Creek in The Cherokee Nation.
Glorietta Pass in New Mexico.
Among others.
They say this one in Arizona was the westernmost battle of The Civil War:
Well.......that's not what they say @ Wilson's creek National Battlefield!
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/picacho-peak
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We are drifting a bit into some political content , do please be careful . Thanks .
Dusty
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As for me, I hail from the heart of the NY Finger Lakes. We happen to be the #2 wine region in the entire US of A... slightly behind some valley in California that got named after an auto parts store. :evil:
Sadly, being a world of balance, the good parts have their opposing bad parts... mostly in the forms of taxes, laws, regulations, etc... Seems a person can't even fart in NY State without permission.
I love it up there! Trumansburg, Ithaca, etc. Some of the best Hard Cider this side of the Atlantic. And more small breweries every day. The one thing NYS did was make it easier for a small winery, brewery, cidery, distillery to go into business. I think there's a fair amount of small dirt tracks nearby as well. PARTY at RICKS!
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Except for:
Pea Ridge/Elkhorn Tavern in Arkansas.
Mine Creek/Osage in Kansas.
Cabin Creek in The Cherokee Nation.
Glorietta Pass in New Mexico.
Among others.
They say this one in Arizona was the westernmost battle of The Civil War:
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/picacho-peak
:grin:
yeah
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I am borrowing this from ADV,central Illinois...come for the corn,stay for the beans...sad but true...
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Rick you learn something every day. I didn't know about that. We are also called the "City of Lights" as coined by John Glen as he orbited the earth in 1962.
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McDonald County Missouri is best known for:
Outdoor paradise
Crooked roads
Crooked electric company
Good country cookin'
Jesse James
Elk River
Sugar Creek
Caves everywhere
Great school system
Close knit community
Incredible work ethic
Horrible internet
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Horrible internet
I guess that makes it a bit tougher when you are a computer techie.
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You're welcome, Stubbie. I've always been a bit of an airplane nut, and the story of the Turtle was a childhood favorite. Likely because my one Grandpa was in Columbus Ohio when it landed. So I learned the story a long time ago... and it still makes me smile thinking about what that takeoff must have looked like.
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Jiffy Mix and Jeff Daniels.
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Oslo, Norway: I think it’s best known for its viking ship museum; the original painting «Scream» in the Munch museum; the Gustav Vigeland sculpture park; the Holmenkollen ski jump.
My recommendations would certainly include the viking ship museum which is one of my favourites. Gustav Vigeland’s younger brother Emanuel made a mausoleum which is a much overlooked gem - it’s mainly a fresco-covered, unilluminated vault with dramatic scenes of human life from conception to death (while Gustav’s sculptures, in light granite in open air, convey human life from birth to death). I’d include a visit to the Oscarsborg fort in the fjord about one hour away - beautiful in itself and with an interesting and dramatic history.
Among the things that make life enjoyable here are the proximity to the forest offering hiking, bicycling, canoing and skiing (would you believe 1,000 miles of XC trails) opportunities and a good and diverse music scene.
Presently no Guzzi dealers in town; mine is one hour+ away. And I’d say you need to ride for a while to get to the good rides.
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Oslo, Norway: I think it’s best known for its viking ship museum; the original painting «Scream» in the Munch museum; the Gustav Vigeland sculpture park; the Holmenkollen ski jump.
My recommendations would certainly include the viking ship museum which is one of my favourites. Gustav Vigeland’s younger brother Emanuel made a mausoleum which is a much overlooked gem - it’s mainly a fresco-covered, unilluminated vault with dramatic scenes of human life from conception to death (while Gustav’s sculptures, in light granite in open air, convey human life from birth to death). I’d include a visit to the Oscarsborg fort in the fjord about one hour away - beautiful in itself and with an interesting and dramatic history.
Among the things that make life enjoyable here are the proximity to the forest offering hiking, bicycling, canoing and skiing (would you believe 1,000 miles of XC trails) opportunities and a good and diverse music scene.
Presently no Guzzi dealers in town; mine is one hour+ away. And I’d say you need to ride for a while to get to the good rides.
I would LOVE to see that museum!!
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Nuthin. Even the threshermans reunion is held outside of town. It is the most boring town along Route 66.
Shit Jim, it's gots you!
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Northwest Ct. Good, low traffic roads, no big cities. Appalachian trail, good fly fishing. Lots of places to kayak.
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Yogidozer... I may have to wander over that way sometime...
My wife has family in Enfield, so I've been there a few times, and I hate it! Crazy traffic all day long, but that's likely because it's halfway between Springfield MA and Hartford CT on the main road between those two cities.
That said... the NW part of CT looks a lot more motorcycle friendly. Thanks for the tip!
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Forest Gump. :grin:
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Northwest Ct. Good, low traffic roads, no big cities. Appalachian trail, good fly fishing. Lots of places to kayak.
That said... the NW part of CT looks a lot more motorcycle friendly. Thanks for the tip!
Oh, yeah and the best part is Western Mass & Eastern NY are right there, too! I wish one of the three was retirement friendly.
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Jiffy Mix and Jeff Daniels.
That would be Chelsea, MI 👍
Neat town (my sister lives there... I am a little east)
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Ann Arbor, MI => University of Michigan
We enjoy a fair amount of diversity and culture for a smallish city. Good food options and micro breweries. There’s this football thing too...
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Meth labs and the Klan. (not Guzzi content)
Right you are, Chuck. Here in Madison County, IN, we are also heading the state in infant deaths/child abuse cases. Come check us out!
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Leeds, Yorkshire. The city's best known for The Who's live album, the county for Wensleydale cheese and, once upon a time, Sheffield steel. And, as some know, The Last of the Summer Wine.
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Savannah GA
Ghost and drinking, not sure which one comes first
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Sacramento, CA most known for poor decisions.
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Wichita, Kansas. – known for:
Clyde CESSNA
Walter BEECH
Lloyd STEARMAN
Al MOONEY
Bill LEAR
and quite a few others...
If you don’t work in the airplane industry, your neighbor probably does.
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Traverse City Michigan
World's Cherry Capitol....National Cherry Festival...soon to evolve into the vineyard and Hops mecca of the Midwest
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Traverse City Michigan
World's Cherry Capitol....National Cherry Festival...soon to evolve into the vineyard and Hops mecca of the Midwest
Great for outdoor activities as well with some beautiful country, nice roads, trails, sailing, fishing, etc... plus a lot of mountain bikes this weekend. I'm heading up tomorrow for the IceMan MB race this weekend... sponsored by Bell's Brewery. (the race is sponsored, not me.)
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Great for outdoor activities as well with some beautiful country, nice roads, trails, sailing, fishing, etc... plus a lot of mountain bikes this weekend. I'm heading up tomorrow for the IceMan MB race this weekend... sponsored by Bell's Brewery. (the race is sponsored, not me.)
absolutely, I live on one of the finest trout streams in the state if not the Midwest. I raced the Iceman Cometh four years running about ten years ago...awesome race and fine single track.
I'll be out on the coarse helping out this year giving aid to the injured...what's your entry number? best of luck!!!
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Leeds, Yorkshire. The city's best known for The Who's live album, the county for Wensleydale cheese and, once upon a time, Sheffield steel. And, as some know, The Last of the Summer Wine.
Summertime Blues
https://youtu.be/kC4S13jcki4
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absolutely, I live on one of the finest trout streams in the state if not the Midwest. I raced the Iceman Cometh four years running about ten years ago...awesome race and fine single track.
I'll be out on the coarse helping out this year giving aid to the injured...what's your entry number? best of luck!!!
#2694 riding a red Giant XTC hardtail. Hopefully I won’t need any medical help - although I did take a pretty nasty spill on a downhill last week. As for the race, generally speaking I am not fast or slow... I am half-fast :grin:
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Summertime Blues
https://youtu.be/kC4S13jcki4
I wandered down to buy tickets, saw the queue and decided to go to a friend's place nearby, to have a coffee while it diminished. When I came out, there was no line. I thought they'd sold out, and didn't bother to walk 50 yards to the Students Union building to find out. I later discovered they had a few left. At the time I wasn't bothered. I wasn't a big Who fan.
My other stupidity was hitching through New York State in the summer of 69, heading for Windsor, Ontario, and ignoring what some of those who gave me a lift were saying about a festival that was about to kick off.
The Leeds University Students Union was an amazing venue. My first weekend there, in 1967, they had the Jeff Beck Band, fronted by Rod the Mod. Over the years I saw The Stones, The Kinks (with Bill Haley as warm up), Fleetwood Mac, in their Peter Green days, Donovan, Leonard Cohen, Ritchie Havens, and many others. Zeppelin came, and Wings. I never bothered with either. I gave up going regularly in 1972, but nearly ten years later I went to see Southside Johnny. it was a journey back in time.
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Wichita, Kansas. – known for:
and quite a few others...
If you don’t work in the airplane industry, your neighbor probably does.
A world renowned Moto Guzzi traveler, photographer journalist, etc named Daniel Kalal is from Wichita, Kansas. Thanks for your work.
Tex
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We are drifting a bit into some political content , do please be careful . Thanks .
Dusty
What did I miss?
Is “redneck” a politically charged term?......Hmm, yeah, guess you’re right.
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Bing Crosby
Tom Sneva, Indianapolis 500 winner
John Stockton, NBA Hall of Fame former point guard for the Utah Jazz
Julia Sweeney, actor and comedian (appeared on Saturday Night Live)
Darren McGavin, actor, known for starring in Kolchak: the Night Stalker and A Christmas Story
David Lynch, film director, known for Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks
Craig T. Nelson, actor, star of television series Coach and Parenthood, as well as the films The Incredibles and Poltergeist
forgot this one
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What did I miss?
Is “redneck” a politically charged term?......Hmm, yeah, guess you’re right.
Dude , rednecks come in all flavors , how does Foxworthy define one , something like *someone who revels in a complete lack of sophistication* . Sound familiar ? :laugh:
Dusty
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I live on the outskirts of the only northern town destroyed by Confederates.
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This little town I'm in , Hager City, WI, is home to Island Fireworks, Purina pet food factory and Meyer Industries, now called something else, Warren Buffet bought it. they make large power transmission poles. They are the towers with the arms for the wires . Across the Mississippi River ( not known for anything ) is Redwing boot company. For motorcycling there's not much, it's filled with hills and corners some tarred roads that you need first gear on.
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Marlborough, Mass.... A couple of New Brew Pubs that were supposed to open a while ago...
Made a pit stop in Haverhill a while back, seems to be bouncing back, too.
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I was raised in n wabash Indiana, the first electrically lighted city in the world.
My home, Dayton Ohio, is host to the fabulous Air force museum.
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Nice beach where the occasional body washes up. Shark sightings, drowning tourists and gang violence. The Bee Gees lived down the road (I dont think thats a good thing though).
Well Chuck you know I’m from Indiana too so I guess I’m glad I became a Buckeye ;)
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Southwest Ohio, or the Dayton/Cincinnati area....
Tremendous History that goes on and on....
The birthplace of aviation - home of the Wright Brothers and the fabulous Air Force Museum, a must see for all aviation fans.
The birthplace of the automotive starter (Charles Kettering). Other inventions from Dayton include the simple yet effective Standard Register receipt machine, NCR cash registers (an amazing display in the Dayton History facility at Carillon Park in Dayton).
One of TWO Packard museums but one not to be missed if you are a Packard fan and in the area.
Going South to Cincinnati - CHILI. At least our version of it, tinged with Cinammon and to anyone from the area - addictive. Perennial losing pro football and baseball teams in the Bengals and Reds ;) Countered by the impressive Cincinnati Symphony. And the Taft Theatre is a phenomenal music venue.
All of this in a nicely divergent economy that has provided a living for a whole bunch of people for a long time, both in Government and private sectors.
For riding - stay on the South Side of Dayton, and head SE OR SW for some great riding. N KY is very nice as well, and you only need to cross the bridge in Cincinnati then get off the beaten path - try mapping to Rabbit Hash KY.
Eats beside Cincinnati Chili - try North China in Centerville OH, or Taquiera Mixteca in Dayton for authentic Mexican. Or - Sunrise Cafe in Yellow Springs OH. and if you like pizza and microbrew pubs; we have them by the spades: https://www.dayton.com/places/restaurant/your-guide-the-best-dayton-area-pizza/1CcJ4ZkReQNuqyWTTDHYCK/ Wheat Penny is a fabulous place to eat in Dayton, but this list has some sterilng pizza places that my oldest son missed while living in Atlanta of all places. He seriously missed Dayton Food!
I'm realizing that maybe I just posted the ANTITHESIS to the original question and my apologies if I'm telling you little-known things about our region. But these are things we SHOULD be known for in case you get to this area.
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Fremont, CA. 45 miles south of San Francisco on the east side of the Bay.
Was originally one of the trail of Spanish mission settlements before the Anglos stole it.
Now the fabricator of the TESLA automobile (about 3 miles from my house).
GUZZI CONTENT: The Dumbarton Bridge western entry into Fremont was the filming location of the Guzzi Police Ambassador chase scene, drop crash, and moto theft found in "Harold and Maude". I've escorted several Guzzi visitors to those exact spots.
Used to have a fantastic, national record drag strip, glider airport, etc. Now just malls, houses, malls, houses, malls, houses, etc.
Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA
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Thought Id put this up to show where the Bee gees lived in my area. This was one of the seed beds for Disco. Stayin Alive was obviously inspired by their time here. The commemorative plaque was stolen which is pretty typical and the house was demolished to build an ugly Mac Mansion. I love my area.
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I live on the outskirts of the only northern town destroyed by Confederates.
Chambersburg PA, I suppose. There was also Lawrence KS, but you might consider it a "western town".
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I live in Kirkliston, a village just outsaide Edinburgh
*was the site of the first parliament in Scotland in 1235
*King Edward 1 of England camped here overnight in 1298 before he beat the Scottish army under William Wallce at Falkirk. during the stay a fight was broken up by English Cavalry between Welsh Archers and priests resulted in 80 archers and 18 priests dead, nice way to warm up for a battle (English won quite convincingly using the English and Welsh longbowmen)
*local church orignally built by Knights Templar in 13th century and the oldest stone in the graveyard is dated 1545. A curious gravestone features two carved heads wearing spectacles; its date of 1727 possible makes it the world's oldest depiction of glasses with sides. - hows that for an important landmark
*Rabbie Burns stayed in Castle House in the village during a tour of Scotland, scratching a few line sonto a window pane (now in museum in canada of all places)
* village was a dormitory for labourers bulding the Forth Bridge (railway) and had the nickname Cheesetown because of the large volumes of cheese sold to them to make their work sandwiches
*original home to Drambuie Whisky liquer and associated world champion Pipe Band
*2 miles to see the bridges at thr River Forth
*30 minutes ride to Edinburgh