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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0b0285a1erlcgo.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>Home page</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Home page"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> back to  <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="INNdex of Bed Breakfast Inns and other "><U><B>INNdex of Bed & Breakfast Inns and other INNformation</B></U></A></div> <div> <B> <HEAD><STYLE>  </STYLE></HEAD>  </B></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=18.75% BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="0afd4fe0dkelyh.png"> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Inns in the USA"><U>Inns in the USA</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Return to Continue Search for Inns"><U>Return to Continue Search for Inns</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tourist INNformation by State"><U>Tourist INNformation by State</U></A></div> <div> <B>INNteresting or Odd things to see</B></div> <div> <B> <HEAD><STYLE>  </STYLE></HEAD>  </B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>INNteresting or Odd things to see</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B> <HEAD><STYLE>  </STYLE></HEAD>  </B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> On the suggestion of a viewer, we have added this feature to help make your travels more fun. If the list gets too big, we will begin to sort them out by state. Until then, please enjoy it. Use the mail utility below if you want to add to our list</div> <bR> <div> <B>Here they are, direct from our viewers:</B></div> <bR> <div> North Carolina: Brasstown (far Western Mountains) On New Years Eve, copying the traditional dropping of the Globe in Times Square NY, they raise a Possum in a cage to the top of a flag pole and exactly at midnight drop it to the accompanyment of cheering and toasts (most of the Champagne comes in cans) </div> <bR> <div> Florida: In LaBelle, Florida they hold a "Swamp Cabbage Festival" the last full weekend in February. There are all kinds of swamp cabbage recipes to taste and many kinds of activities that you would expect in a friendly rural setting, like the Swamp Cabbage Queen contest, beard growing contest, gospel singing and such. It's lots of fun. </div> <bR> <div> West Virginia: Does this qualify? They have the longest block in the world in Charleston. It's more than a mile long. </div> <bR> <div> Florida: The oldest Spanish Fortress and I think the oldest city in the USA is in St. Augustine. If you like to walk you can walk there from just about any bed and breakfast inn in the town. </div> <bR> <div> North Dakota: Talk about the straight and narrow. ND Route 46 between Route 81 and ND Route 30 is the longest piece of straight road in the United States. It's 110 miles long. If you closed your eyes and held the wheel (I don't suggest it) going 55 miles per hour, you could take a nap for two hours and not run off the road. </div> <bR> <div> California: Go to Victorville to see the Roy Rogers Museum. Everything you remember from the old movies is in there including Trigger and old Nellybelle the jeep. </div> <bR> <div> California: If you like custom cars, the Unknown Museum in Mill Valley has the most customized cars of all time. They don't charge anything to get in, but they are usually just open on weekend afternoons. </div> <bR> <div> Kansas: LeRoy's Motorcycle Museum is in Wichita. It's free. They're open on Saturday. </div> <bR> <div> Michigan: The Fred Bear museum in Grayling, Michigan is all about the most famous archery hunter in the world. It has the world's largest collection of archery things. For those of you who have somebody in the family who is sensitive to stuffed animals, they also have a lot of those. </div> <bR> <div> Maryland: Stop in Beltsville if you are interested in chickens or turkeys. They have the poultry hall of fame. It's all about famous things about poultry. Chicken artists, egg recipes, new ways to use eggs and lots of pictures. </div> <bR> <div> Vermont: Here's an odd one for you. In Danville, the 3rd week each September, all the dowsers in the country, maybe 500 or so, show up for a convention. They can find gold or water or anything at all that's been buried in the ground by walking around holding a stick. They give exhibits of how they do it. There's no charge. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> North Carolina: Spivey's Corner where hwy 13 and hwy 421 come together. If you're around there the 3rd Saturday in June you will get to see the National Hollering Contest. They say that it was an important skill to have before the telephone was invented, if you wanted to talk to a neighbor. </div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>