The DC Traveler

June 23rd, 2007

If You Build a Better…

Mousetrap Lighter, the world will beat a path to your door.
In 1932, George Blaisdell took a cumbersome, flimsily-built and unsightly Austrian cigarette lighter and reworked it by adding a hinged metal case. The new lighter could be operated with one hand and the chiminey design protected the flame in windy conditions. The following year, Blaisdell […]

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June 22nd, 2007

The Annual Folklife Festival

The highlight of this year’s annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival include:

Roots of Virginia Culture - Marking the 400th anniversary of the founding of the first permanent English settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. Meet the crew of the Captain John Smith’s. Chesapeake Bay exploration reenactment boat.
The Mekong River region - With craft demonstrations, dance and musical performances, and […]

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June 21st, 2007

New Look for The DC Traveler

Hopefully you have noticed the new format and template of The DC Traveler.
Thanks to the b5media design team for their great work.
Also, special thanks to Holli at New Moon Designs, a great design, marketing, PR and communications firm for developing the new icon.
I’d love to hear any feedback you might have regarding the new look of […]

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June 21st, 2007

National Steakhouse Month…In Your Own Home

June is National Steakhouse Month and DC has its share of great steak houses (at least 22 just in the District). Some of the more popular include The Palm, Morton’s, Charlie Palmer Steak, The Capital Grille, Fogo de Chao (for a South American steak experience), Montsouris, The Prime Rib, Ruth’s Chris and more.
But, since I […]

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June 20th, 2007

Photo of the Week - For the Guys

Now what guy wouldn’t want to play on this Jungle Gym??

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June 20th, 2007

Drive-in Movies

The nation’s first drive-in movie theater opened today in 1933 in Camden, New Jersey.
Richard M. Hollingshead, Jr., chemical company magnate testing showing movine in the driveway of his home. He set up a projector in his backyard, and nailed a screen to a couple trees in the backyard. Within a year, he open the first […]

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June 19th, 2007

Independence Day - 1776

What better way to get a jump-start on Independence Day activities than with a performance of 1776, The Musical?
Originally played on Broadway from 1969-1972 and won three Tony’s, including Best Musical, it tells the story of the period in 1776 Philadelphia, when the Second Continental Congress was drafting the Declaration of Independence.
Using actual words written […]

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June 18th, 2007

Carnivals and More Carnivals

For the Military History Buff … If you enjoy military history, and DC is a great place no matter what your interest, between the revolutionary war and civil was battlefields, the multiple service memorials, the Air & Space museum, to name a few. If any of these interest you, you should enjoy the Military History […]

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June 18th, 2007

Capt. John Smith Explores the Chesapeake Bay

On the second of June in 1608, Captain John Smith along with fourteen English colonists departed the Jamestown settlement in a open 30-foot boat. Their expedition was to explore and map the Chesapeake Bay region. During the 3-month expedition, they traveled over 1,500 miles making maps of the areas traveled.
This was the first major exploration […]

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June 17th, 2007

Happy Father’s Day

Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads out there!!
As a tribute to my Dad, who past away last month… Thanks Pops, for being a great “DOD” (Dear Old Dad)!

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