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		<description><![CDATA[Most people don&#8217;t have the time to ferret out all the things they need to know to plan  a trip. So, we&#8217;ve done it for you. And, at no charge!
Our guides &#8212; divided into blog links and calendars listed at right &#8212; provide news and updates on a wide variety of places to see [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dowdsguides.wordpress.com&blog=2053719&post=3&subd=dowdsguides&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>Most people don&#8217;t have the time to ferret out all the things they need to know to plan  a trip. So, we&#8217;ve done it for you. And, at no charge!</p>
<p>Our guides &#8212; divided into blog links and calendars listed at right &#8212; provide news and updates on a wide variety of places to see and things to do, complete with Web links, dates, places, phone numbers and more. Plus, we link you to news and features with real-time information.</p>
<p>Here are some images from places we&#8217;ve visited. </p>
<p><HR><P align="center"><b><font>William M. Dowd photos</font></P></p>
<p><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_idlYwkc9AhE/RpuNWll2_7I/AAAAAAAABj4/8PoCZNtu2fU/s1600-h/WindsorRegatta.jpg"><img style="display:block;text-align:center;cursor:hand;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_idlYwkc9AhE/RpuNWll2_7I/AAAAAAAABj4/8PoCZNtu2fU/s400/WindsorRegatta.jpg" border="0" /></a>A fleet of sailboats comes out of Lake St. Clair into the Detroit River on the<br />final leg of a competition regatta  between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.</p>
<p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_idlYwkc9AhE/SOZltwGtZcI/AAAAAAAAEuM/j9Qmr9NkK4Q/s1600-h/IrishPonyCart.jpg"><img style="display:block;text-align:center;cursor:hand;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_idlYwkc9AhE/SOZltwGtZcI/AAAAAAAAEuM/j9Qmr9NkK4Q/s400/IrishPonyCart.jpg" border="0" /></a>A ponycart rolls slowly past an ancient graveyard in the west of Ireland.</p>
<p><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_idlYwkc9AhE/SGaRpJPV82I/AAAAAAAAD-w/ZAtU6SSzZfw/s1600-h/WaterfordBoat.jpg"><img style="display:block;text-align:center;cursor:hand;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_idlYwkc9AhE/SGaRpJPV82I/AAAAAAAAD-w/ZAtU6SSzZfw/s400/WaterfordBoat.jpg" border="0" /></a>The pleasure boat &#8220;Bandwagon&#8221; emerges from under the Union Bridge on<br />New York&#8217;s Hudson River in Saratoga County at Waterford, the oldest<br />incorporated village in the U.S. </p>
<p><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_idlYwkc9AhE/SGA_FzpYe1I/AAAAAAAAD7k/KhFJ_4Dt3mc/s1600-h/WharfArt.jpg"><img style="display:block;text-align:center;cursor:hand;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_idlYwkc9AhE/SGA_FzpYe1I/AAAAAAAAD7k/KhFJ_4Dt3mc/s400/WharfArt.jpg" border="0" /></a>Buoys become art in this scene from historic Macmillan Wharf in busy<br />Provincetown on Cape Cod, MA.</p>
<p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_idlYwkc9AhE/SN1x6etCBTI/AAAAAAAAEo0/sULYgdSezY8/s1600-h/ChardonnayGrapes2.jpg"><img style="display:block;text-align:center;cursor:hand;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_idlYwkc9AhE/SN1x6etCBTI/AAAAAAAAEo0/sULYgdSezY8/s400/ChardonnayGrapes2.jpg" border="0" /></a>Sunlight bursts through clusters of Chardonnay grapes on the final day of<br />harvest at Sonoma-Cutrer vineyards near Santa Rosa, CA.</p>
<p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_idlYwkc9AhE/SOZlHZAZ53I/AAAAAAAAEuE/NC52UUB1o4s/s1600-h/SailAtSunset.jpg"><img style="display:block;text-align:center;cursor:hand;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_idlYwkc9AhE/SOZlHZAZ53I/AAAAAAAAEuE/NC52UUB1o4s/s400/SailAtSunset.jpg" border="0" /></a><b>A sailboat is silhouetted by the setting sun in this shot taken off the coast<br />of Sint Maarten (Saint Martin) in the Netherlands Antilles island group<br />of the Caribbean.</p>
<p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_idlYwkc9AhE/SNBKp0vM4MI/AAAAAAAAEjQ/njNL_emkYw4/s1600-h/100_2128.jpg"><img style="display:block;text-align:center;cursor:hand;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_idlYwkc9AhE/SNBKp0vM4MI/AAAAAAAAEjQ/njNL_emkYw4/s400/100_2128.jpg" border="0" /></a><b>The ancient granite Edinburgh Castle complex sits atop an extinct volcano overlooking Scotland&#8217;s capital city.</b></font></p>
<p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6012/1261/1600/riverwalk1.jpg"><img style="display:block;text-align:center;cursor:hand;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6012/1261/400/riverwalk.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>The famous Riverwalk in San Antonio, TX, is lined with colorful umbrellas<br />at the many sidewalk cafes flanking the waterway.</p>
<p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6012/1261/1600/VicenteYborStatue.jpg"><img style="display:block;text-align:left;cursor:hand;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6012/1261/400/VicenteYborStatue.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Visitors to Ybor City in Tampa, FL, stop to view the statue of Vicente<br />Martinez Ybor, founder of the onetime cigar-making capital of the world. </p>
<p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_idlYwkc9AhE/SOZjG45cHGI/AAAAAAAAEt8/XcEHqsduSzc/s1600-h/Biodome.jpg"><img style="display:block;text-align:center;cursor:hand;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_idlYwkc9AhE/SOZjG45cHGI/AAAAAAAAEt8/XcEHqsduSzc/s400/Biodome.jpg" border="0" /></a><b>Montreal&#8217;s Biodome Tower is one of the most striking buildings in the<br />world. Inside is a series of ecosystems of the Americas through which<br />visitors can walk.</p>
<p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_idlYwkc9AhE/SOZmKO8eUBI/AAAAAAAAEuU/rzsosTKjNhk/s1600-h/MyOldKyHome.jpg"><img style="display:block;text-align:center;cursor:hand;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_idlYwkc9AhE/SOZmKO8eUBI/AAAAAAAAEuU/rzsosTKjNhk/s400/MyOldKyHome.jpg" border="0" /></a>This house near Louisville, KY, inspired renowned composer Stephen<br />Foster, who lived in the Pittsburgh area but frequently visited relatives in<br />the Bluegrass State, to write &#8220;My Old Kentucky Home.&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_idlYwkc9AhE/SOZndixJXKI/AAAAAAAAEuc/L9HNjt2b_W0/s1600-h/RockportHarbor3.JPG"><img style="display:block;text-align:center;cursor:hand;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_idlYwkc9AhE/SOZndixJXKI/AAAAAAAAEuc/L9HNjt2b_W0/s400/RockportHarbor3.JPG" border="0" /></a>This idyllic view is of Rockford Harbor on Cape Ann, MA, north of Boston.</p>
<p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_idlYwkc9AhE/SOZochO9BLI/AAAAAAAAEuk/QsVrxtJzSJ4/s1600-h/TreeFelling.JPG"><img style="display:block;text-align:center;cursor:hand;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_idlYwkc9AhE/SOZochO9BLI/AAAAAAAAEuk/QsVrxtJzSJ4/s400/TreeFelling.JPG" border="0" /></a>A logger cuts down an American white oak tree in the Ozark Mountains<br />of Missouri, near Hannibal, hometown of author Mark Twain.</p>
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