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		<title>New River Gorge: newest national park, coal mining heritage</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Almost heaven, West VirginiaBlue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River … Those are the opening lyrics to “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” a Billboard hit 50 years <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://roadstraveled.com/new-river-gorge-newest-national-park-coal-mining-heritage/" title="New River Gorge: newest national park, coal mining heritage">[...]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>UW Arboretum: new national landmark</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Bergin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2021 22:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two blocks from my home is the state’s newest National Historic Landmark, the 1,200-acre University of Wisconsin Arboretum, a property I’ve come to know in <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://roadstraveled.com/uw-arboretum-new-national-landmark/" title="UW Arboretum: new national landmark">[...]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Explore Wisconsin&#8217;s state, county parks</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Bergin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Oct 2019 19:32:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Say farewell to the warmth of summer sun and hello to the nippy but vibrant hues of autumn. Do it on foot or by pedal <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://roadstraveled.com/explore-wisconsins-state-county-parks/" title="Explore Wisconsin&#8217;s state, county parks">[...]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Elephants: As population dwindles, Milwaukee zoo&#8217;s quarters enlarge</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Bergin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2019 01:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Elephants are the world’s largest mammals, and it is harder to see one in person because the species is dwindling, in captivity and the wild. <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://roadstraveled.com/elephants-as-population-dwindles-milwaukee-zoos-quarters-enlarge/" title="Elephants: As population dwindles, Milwaukee zoo&#8217;s quarters enlarge">[...]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Lake Winnebago sturgeon flashbacks, folk art</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Bergin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2019 00:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mary Lou Schneider, thanks for the flashbacks. On a wintry Sunday morning in the 1960s. I walk two blocks from church to the little general <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://roadstraveled.com/lake-winnebago-sturgeon-flashbacks-folk-art/" title="Lake Winnebago sturgeon flashbacks, folk art">[...]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Rural Missouri B&#038;B operates inside Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Bergin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Aug 2017 20:25:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Within the hills and dales of northeast Missouri are far fewer miles of paved roads than rivers and creeks. Signs at one-lane bridges warn of <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://roadstraveled.com/rural-missouri-bb-operates-inside-dancing-rabbit-ecovillage/" title="Rural Missouri B&#038;B operates inside Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage">[...]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Underwater treasures make Lake Michigan a National Marine Sanctuary contender</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Bergin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Mar 2017 00:25:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Deep below the surface of Lake Michigan, dozens of known shipwrecks stay intact because of isolated locations, frigid water and a lack of salt to <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://roadstraveled.com/underwater-treasures-make-lake-michigan-a-national-marine-sanctuary-contender/" title="Underwater treasures make Lake Michigan a National Marine Sanctuary contender">[...]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Germany&#8217;s natural world: Spreewald, Hainich</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Bergin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2016 23:50:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Our captain maneuvers us like a gondolier, standing as a pole propels his flatboat through a maze of canals that gingerly pass tree canopies, tiny <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://roadstraveled.com/germanys-natural-world-spreewald-hainich/" title="Germany&#8217;s natural world: Spreewald, Hainich">[...]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Take Ten: Women-owned farms to visit</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Bergin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2016 21:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Editor’s Note: Guest columnist Lisa Kivirist and husband John Ivanko of Browntown have earned national recognition for their farm and renewal energy work. By Lisa <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://roadstraveled.com/take-ten-women-owned-farms-to-visit/" title="Take Ten: Women-owned farms to visit">[...]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Hot Springs: smallest national park, historic spa setting</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Bergin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2016 00:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The average spa treatment in this country involves low lights, soothing music, a heated massage table and complete privacy (unless booking a massage for two). <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://roadstraveled.com/hot-springs-smallest-national-park-historic-spa-setting/" title="Hot Springs: smallest national park, historic spa setting">[...]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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