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Day 12-Tuesday, It Must Be Juneau!

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July 31st 2012
Arrived at 8 am, had breakfast and was off the ship by 9:30. Did a little shopping on Franklin Street, then met up with friends Kathryn and Chuck for a tour of the Juneau. The Mendenhall Glacier is right outside of Juneau (pictures) and at 1 1/2 miles wide, is a large blue ice glacier with salmon in streams and nice path ways for observation. We got our National Park stamp at the visitor's ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more