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Issue: Fall/Winter 2011
Author(s): Patricia Bates
Like your favorite authors, make it a page-turner of a weekend in New York City with your girlfriends. Take your book club to see the literary landmarks from Greenwich Village to Madison Avenue. At the New York Public Library, enjoy “Celebrating 100 Years” during a major exhibit of 250 items, from the Gutenberg Bible to digital recordings, open through December 31. Before you attend a free lecture or class, have a group photo taken by the stone lions — Patience and Fortitude — located outside on 42nd St...
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Issue: Fall/Winter 2011
Author(s): J. Eric Eckard
Travelers often return home from their vacations with jetlag, laundry and perhaps a bag full of souvenir keychains, magnets, pins and pens. But visitors to Ann Arbor, Michigan , can walk away from their trip with decorative ceramic tiles, scrumptious scones or a purse box — all of which they made themselves. A do-it-yourself vacation in Ann Arbor has nearly limitless possibilities for a group of girlfriends getting away for the weekend. At Motawi Tileworks, you can tour the gallery studio before sitting...
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Issue: Fall/Winter 2011
Author(s): Traci L. Suppa
When you think Hershey, you typically think “kid stuff” — a slab of chocolate nestled between two marshmallow-y grahams, a surprise Kiss hidden inside a Valentine’s Day card, a chocolate reward for a job well done. But at the luxurious Chocolate Spa in Hershey, Pennsylvania , you’ll find treats that are a little more grown up. Located within the Hotel Hershey, the Chocolate Spa offers a full range of traditional body treatments, including hydrotherapy, massage, body wraps, facials, manicures, pedicures ...
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Issue: Spring/Summer 2011
Author(s): Susan R. Pollack
There’s no better time to leave the men folk at home — and no better place to shop ’til you drop — than Ann Arbor, Michigan , in July when the world-renowned Ann Arbor Street Art Fair sweeps into town. Actually four separate art fairs, this award-winning event takes over every inch of this leafy campus town for four sizzling days, July 20–23. Celebrating its 52nd year, the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair is a showcase for high-caliber arts and crafts in every medium imaginable, from painting, sculpture a...
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Issue: Spring/Summer 2011
Author(s): Katie Morell
Instead of heading to far-flung shopping hot spots like Las Vegas and New York for this summer’s girl’s trip, stay closer to home and head to Naperville, Illinois . Just 30 miles west of Chicago, the city is filled with inviting shops, restaurants, spas and art galleries. Back in the late ’70s, Naperville was little more than a farming community with just a few stoplights and a grocery store. But over the past 30 years, families from Chicago have flocked to the western suburb and today it ranks highly as...
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Issue: Spring/Summer 2011
Author(s): Ashley Petry
Indianapolis has built its reputation on sports — especially noisy ones like auto racing — but it also offers plenty of pastoral retreats. The Indianapolis Museum of Art’s new 100-acre art and nature park attracts visitors by the thousands, but there are also less-populated garden getaways. Start your journey at the Garfield Park Conservatory and Sunken Garden , where three acres of formal gardens are tucked into a sprawling 136-acre park. After a stroll, visit the conservatory for a one-hour guid...
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Issue: Fall/Winter 2010
Author(s): Heather Lochner
Looking for a unique getaway for you and your closest gal pals? Why not try the Scandinave Spa at Blue Mountain . Located in the ruggedly picturesque area of Georgian Bay, Ontario, Scandinave Spa is an experience unlike any other. Don’t expect to find pedicures or facials here — this spa is all about cleansing the body. Guests begin their experience by warming up in a eucalyptus steam bath or thermal hot pool. After unwinding, they plunge into a cold-water bath and finish by relaxing at an outdoor f...
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Issue: Fall/Winter 2010
Author(s): Jackie Perrin
Tucked away on a bluff on Little Sodus Bay, the Fly by Night Cookie Company is part sweets-lover fantasy, part miniature museum — a fanciful bakery located on the shores of Lake Ontario in Fair Haven, New York. The one-of-a-kind bakeshop boasts a colorful proprietor and mouthwatering sweets, from pies, breads and pastries to the specialty of the house — cookies — in more than 50 varieties. Now, smitten fans can take home more than a sweet sampling when they sign up for a half-day kitchen shadowing ...
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