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Hello fellow road trippers:
You can perk up any trip with the delicious food and many interesting activities happening on I-95. This Trip Tips newsletter will provide you with continuous info on what's happening and how to enjoy your pit stops on I-95. Road trips are still less expensive than flying, so use our guidebook, Drive I-95: Exit by Exit Info, Maps, History and Trivia (Pet Accommodations Edition), for colorful easy-to-follow pictorial maps and fun stories. Get off an exit and enjoy some of these: |
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I Scream You Scream | | 2 - | Large Men Throwing Stuff | | 3 - | Barbecue Blues | | 4 - | Things that go Bump in the Night | |
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Florida Now Included in Drive I-95! Pre-pub Special Price
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 | 1 - I Scream You Scream
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FL Exit 350: Prepare yourself for excitement on October 26th and 27th when the Museum of Science and History (MOSH), located on the Southbank Riverwalk in downtown Jacksonville, holds its Monster MOSH on Oct 26th and 27th. Visitors experience thrills and chills with ghoulish games, scientific experiments and  temporarily haunted exhibits. Costume and scream contests are also part of the action. The scream contest is held in the Wachovia Community Conference Room along with the Costume Contest. The Currents of Time exhibit is turned into a haunted house, the lights in the exhibition are turned off, and visitors are given a flashlight-guided tour. Sound effects, costumed characters and decorations are used to create an eerie experience. Phone: 904-396-MOSH or www.themosh.org
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VA Exit 79: The Thirteenth Annual Richmond Highland Games & Celtic Festival features two days (October 27th and 28th) of authentic Celtic food and drink and “Large Men Throwing Stuff" competitions, along with dance, fiddle and harp competitions. The days are filled with a parade of clans and societies, pipe bands,  living history encampments, dogs of the British Isles parade, genealogical information and 80 authentic vendors. Dance the day away with rock‘n roll bagpipes by Needfire as well as Scottish and Irish music and pipe band competitions. The dance troupes include the Rhythm of Ireland, Scottish Country Dancers, Crossroads Irish Dance Troupe and An Cor Rud. We’d love to see the Lacy’s Border Collies demonstrate canine agility and intelligence and Southern Express Drill Team perform their unique equine Riverdance. Dogs are welcome (Proof of current rabies vaccination is required) Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Location: Richmond Raceway Complex. Phone (for info): 800-588-3247 or 804-569-3200. Price (if you buy ahead): one day ticket - $15.00 or weekend ticket - $28.00.
You can buy tickets online or call 804-569-3232 to charge by phone. www.richmondceltic.com/site.asp
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GA Exit 3: The locals told us about a new BBQ shack that opened up in Kingsland
called Blue's Original Barbeque. Well, it turned out to be so yummy that we went back twice in 2 days - and we're Northerners! You can grab your vittles at this new little hut (to the left of
the Chevron station) and eat at the two outside tables or attempt to eat in your
car. Watch Blue working the smoker (stoked with hickory, pecan and oak) when you
order your pork, beef, chicken, ribs or turkey legs smothered in his addictive
sticky sweet, mustardy peppery sauce. We both loved the sides of smoky beans;
while the potato salad was Sandra's favorite, Stan liked the traditional slaw.
1330 E. Boone Ave. right at the exit. Tel: 912-576-8682.
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NJ Exit 3: For real old-fashioned spookiness, the Pinelands
Preservation Alliance in NJ offers a three-hour outdoor nighttime
program designed to introduce people to the fascinating natural history
and folklore of the Pinelands, using the Jersey Devil legend as the
theme. The hunts begin at 7 pm at a remote location in Wharton State
Forest in the heart of the Pinelands. It starts with an old-fashioned
campfire (bring your hot dogs & marshmallows!), and nerves are
calmed with some good old-time music. After that the legend of the Jersey Devil is recounted, and the group sets off, with a little ghostly light from the moon, on a hike (1½ miles) in the dark to see if they can find him. Along the way, more spooky tales are retold, which are part of the folklore of the Pinelands. The campsite is primitive, with nothing but a hand pump for water and 2 outhouses. You might want to bring a folding chair, and you need to call and register ahead of time, since there is only space for 20 and they fill up fast. The next dates are: October 19, October 26, November 2 and November 16, and more will be scheduled. Phone: 609-859-8860. Price: $10 per person. www.pinelandsalliance.org
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| 5 - Florida Now Included in Drive I-95! Pre-pub Special Price
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 According to VisitFlorida, 42,500,000 visitors drive to Florida every
year. Those who have been using our guide book Drive I-95:
Exit by Exit Info Maps History and Trivia have been patiently waiting
for us to add Florida maps and stories to the book. After three
research trips, we have finally added 31 pages, including over 50
stories, 21 photos and 18 maps. And what stories - we found the
restaurant where the Daytona race drivers eat (on the beach on the
original track), white alligators, a yummy Japanese-Thai restaurant on
an exit, a Space Shuttle room in a motel and a Cuban dish called “old
clothes”. You’ll have to read the book to find out where they all are.
Up until the publication date, our web site is offering 15% off with
free media mail shipping, so hurry up and buy one for yourself and some
for your family and friends - an easy holiday gift. www.drivei95.com or 1-800-Guide95 |
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Look ahead exit by exit to see which motels (with 800 numbers), gas stations, restaurants, campgrounds, 24-hour pharmacies, auto mechanics, radio stations or radar traps are there, and where you can stay with your pet. We share our stories of the road : history on I-95, museums, trivia, towns to explore or places to run the kids. These can be read for entertainment during the drive, and may entice you to stop, stretch your legs and discover someplace new. |
| PS: Buy the book to plan your winter getaway. Click here | |
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