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Barack and Michelle Obama at the Portrait Gallery

Yesterday I visited the Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. The Gallery shares a building (once the Patent Office) with the Smithsonian American Art Museum but because it sits several blocks off the National Mall it is often overlooked by tourists … Continue reading →

Schoodic Peninsula – The Uncrowded Part of Acadia National Park

I just returned from a short trip to the Schoodic peninsula in downeast Maine. If you have plans to visit Acadia National Park, don’t miss the Schoodic, which is home to the uncrowded part of Acadia NP. You get much … Continue reading →

John Elliff – Abraham Lincoln Scholar

It is with deep regret that I mark the sudden passing of John Elliff. John was an Abraham Lincoln scholar and in many ways my mentor in the Lincoln field. I first met John only in January 2012 but I … Continue reading →

Den Blå Planet, Copenhagen Aquarium – My 50th Aquarium

Wherever I science travel in the world I look for aquariums. Den Blå Planet (The Blue Planet) now has the distinction of being the 50th aquarium I’ve visited in the world. [Check out the other 49 here] Located in Kastrup, a … Continue reading →

Chasing Abraham Lincoln is now on YouTube

Abraham Lincoln is everywhere it seems. And now he’s on YouTube. For those that follow me on my Facebook author page, I posted a series of videos from my recent Chasing Abraham Lincoln tour of Illinois. At each of the … Continue reading →

Rockport, Indiana – Where Lincoln Began His Flatboat Trips to New Orleans

In my last Chasing Abraham Lincoln post I checked in on the Lincoln’s arrival in Indiana at Sandy Creek Landing (now Grandview). Today I’ll move on to nearby Rockport, Indiana, where Lincoln began his first flatboat trip to New Orleans. … Continue reading →

2018-2019 Travel Preview (and Mini-Recap)

Usually I do a Travel Preview post in early January. I skipped the preview in January 2018 because I suspected my “travel year” would shift…and it did. Thus, this travel preview covers 2018-2019, roughly mid-year to mid-year. That’s not to … Continue reading →

Monuments to the seven Lincoln-Douglas debates

It’s been a busy week. With over 2800 miles covered, I’ve seen dozens of Abraham Lincoln statues throughout the state of Illinois. Here’s a sampling of the seven Lincoln-Douglas debate monuments. I’ll have more when I return.   David J. … Continue reading →

Chasing Abraham Lincoln, Part 2

Now that I’ve recovered (not) from my recent overseas trip, I’m off on the second part of my Chasing Abraham Lincoln road trip. This part takes me into Illinois, the Land of Lincoln. For stories and photos from Part 1, … Continue reading →

Roskilde…The Other Copenhagen

I’ve been to Copenhagen before (see my “Spiraling Upward in Copenhagen“), so on this short visit I decided to head out of town to Roskilde. Only thirty minutes by train, Roskilde could be considered a suburb – the other Copenhagen … Continue reading →