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The Dawn Wall: Tales from the Vertical Frontier
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Diving Deep into What the Tlingit Believed
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What Did the Tlingit Live In? Peeking Inside the Homes of Southeast Alaska’s First People
FactsWhat Did the Tlingit Live In? Peeking Inside the Homes of Southeast Alaska’s First People For thousands of years, the Tlingit people have called Southeast Alaska, parts of Canada, and even the southern Yukon Territory home. But what did their homes actually look like? More than just places to sleep, their traditional dwellings – we’re
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The Erie Canal: More Than Just a Ditch – It Was a Game Changer
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The Erie Canal: How We Carved a Waterway Through America
FactsThe Erie Canal: How We Carved a Waterway Through America Okay, so the Erie Canal. You’ve probably heard of it, maybe even driven past a section of it. But have you ever really thought about what an audacious undertaking it was? This wasn’t just digging a ditch; it was carving a 363-mile watery highway across
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Chasing Waterfalls: My Love Affair with Proxy Falls
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