Dennis Lennox

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Oct 1, 2023
Travel: Postcard from Abilene, Kansas
Anyone who has ever done a cross-country road trip on Interstate Highway 70 has passed through Abilene, Kansas. Notwithstanding all the small-town charm, which is in and of itself a draw, Abilene’s real claim to fame is General of the Army and President Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969).
Sep 24, 2023
Travel: Postcard from Fort Benton, Montana
The westward expansion that Lewis and Clark ignited would put Fort Benton on the map. The trappers, traders and pioneers who followed over the ensuing decades made it the birthplace of Montana.
Sep 10, 2023
Travel: This fall, visit these 3 overlooked places
As summer ends and fall begins, this column looks at three destinations to visit.
Sep 3, 2023
Travel: Postcard from Durham
This historic city in the northeast of England seems overshadowed by Canterbury and York with their archiepiscopal sees or Edinburgh farther to the north in Scotland.
Aug 20, 2023
Travel: Postcard from Uppsala, Sweden
This college town about 43 miles from the Swedish capital of Stockholm is more than just a day trip destination. My visit to Uppsala came earlier this month before 50,000 students returned for classes at the 546-year-old Uppsala University, the oldest university in Scandinavia.
Aug 6, 2023
Travel: Postcard from Sault Ste. Marie
Like other places previously featured in this column, Sault Ste. Marie is off-the-beaten-path.
Jul 30, 2023
Travel: Postcard from the middle of nowhere
This has to be Montana’s best-kept secret. I’m in Fort Peck, a tiny community that owes its existence to the Army Corps of Engineers and a reservoir or man-made lake of the same name, in northeastern Montana.
Jul 16, 2023
Travel: Postcard from Cleveland
A trip last month to Cleveland reminded me of why this quintessential Rust Belt city along Ohio’s Lake Erie coast is one of my favorite places to spend a summer weekend.
Jul 2, 2023
Travel: Plan a vacation around these 3 chapels
No, you don’t need to leave the country this summer to visit a notable church. In fact, an entire family-friendly summer vacation can be planned around a visit to a notable or historically significant house of worship.
Jun 18, 2023
Travel: Postcard from Fargo
Forget what you think you know about Fargo. With its population of 125,990 souls, the largest city in North Dakota is known, assuming it’s known at all, for the 1996 movie of the same name.