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The LeMans experience: A fan’s perspective
Robert Dean Recreation & LeisureI was fortunate enough to mark off a bucket list item this year: My wife and I attended the 24 Hours of Le Mans. We are PCA members from the Fox Valley Region and regularly attend the American Le Mans Series races — now the Tudor United Sports Car Championship Series at Road America — in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. It is an annual event we do not miss. We also attended Sebring last year, so Le Mans was an eventual, required event.
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Offbeat road trips are on the rise
Bambi Majumdar Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementThe travel industry is definitely bouncing back. Bookings and projections all show the promise of profit in the coming months. Yet there is another travel trend that is showing signs of growth — road trips.
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Sliding right into the world of Porsche ownership
Charles Zeitz Recreation & LeisureFinally, it happened. I have been watching fast and fancy cars for an entire lifetime. Never had one, but a reasonably priced, good-looking, powerful and superb-handling car presented itself to me at the same time as a touch of personal financial success.
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Take a day off — a real day off
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWhen is the last time you took a day off? A real day off? A no-checking-email, do-what-you-want, Ferris Bueller kind of day off? In a recent meeting about using your brain to train your mind, we spent a lot of time discussing how rare it is that we take the time to sit with the good things happening to and around us and just appreciate them.
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Experiencing a turkey hunt for the first time
John McAdams Recreation & LeisurePrior to this year, I had never seriously been turkey hunting before. I grew up hunting in a part of Texas where turkey populations were low, and I never seemed to have the time necessary to hunt turkey in New York and Georgia while I lived there.
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6 of the most amazing national park drives in the US
Dave G. Houser Recreation & LeisureOne of the best things the federal government has accomplished over the last 100 years or so has been establishing and reasonably maintaining America's network of 59 national parks. These enclaves are spread across 27 states and protect more than 52 million acres of real estate.
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Porsche Parade: Remembering what really matters
Sydney Scrogham Recreation & LeisureSurprisingly, not even a Google search can tell someone how to prepare for a Porsche Parade. Well, that's fine for us seasoned Porsche Paraders, but what if you're bringing someone along who's new? As some of you eagerly await the upcoming Parade in Monterey, California, I have developed some things to "pack" with you, whether you are a first timer or a second, third, fourth, fifth — you get the idea.
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What do you look for in an RV campground?
Laura Weaver Recreation & LeisureThe list of basic things that RVers typically look for in a campground include level campsites, full hook-ups, affordable prices and campground amenities. But certain circumstances may also determine the campground in which the RVer chooses to stay — depending on the day of the week, the weather and the location.
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In praise of the Boxster
Joseph Cavalcante Recreation & LeisureI spent Sunday nights a few Februarys ago watching "Californication," which stars a dysfunctional writer wandering Hollywood in an older Carrera Cabrio. Porsche lust struck. A dealer said he could find me one, but maybe I'd like to drive this black Boxster convertible right over here.
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Adapting your hunt in windy conditions
John McAdams Recreation & LeisureSometimes conditions are just not in your favor during a hunt. You may have an ideal setup at a location that regularly draws large numbers of deer, but if the wind is blowing from the wrong direction, you are wasting your time at that location.
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