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Hudson River Cruising

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June 8th 2017
During our journey, I have taken to reading aloud to Lukus as he steers, making some of our longer passes more entertaining. Recently, one of the books we had read was partially set in the Hudson River area with poetic descriptions of the scenery. With these words as a prelude, we were looking forward to this leg of the journey. And we have not been disappointed. We began our journey into the H ... 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