Category: Travel

  • Why is the Oregon Trail Important?

    Why is the Oregon Trail Important?

    As a child of the 1980s who went to a progressive, wealthy school district (I was not wealthy), we had the opportunity to utilize and play with some of the first computers tailored for educational use. They were the original Macintosh personal computers, and our elementary school had thirty-five of them. Each week, a classroom…

  • Can You Drive if You Lost Your License?

    Can You Drive if You Lost Your License?

    Most of us understand that if we lose our license or enhanced driver’s license in Michigan, we can visit the Secretary of State (SoS) and apply for a replacement. Other states call the SoS the DMV (department of motor vehicles). At any of the locations, we will have to provide legal and proper identification to…

  • Is Albany Considered Upstate New York?

    Is Albany Considered Upstate New York?

    Growing up in Michigan, when we travel to the northern part of our state, we say that we’re “going up north.” While I have been to the northern part of New York to see Niagara Falls, I did not learn of the term “going upstate” through the many times we vacationed there; instead, I learned…