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Chicago IL: Happy 100th Birthday, Wrigley Field


Just weeks before the start of World War I, the Windy City welcomed a brand-new baseball stadium. Then, it was 70 years ago in the middle of World War II, when your travel4seniors.com editor was at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center near Waukegan. With a bunch of other Navy trainees, we traveled 60 miles to see a Cubs game at the stadium named for chewing gum millionaire, Bill Wrigley. 

The Cubs played my hometown Phillies, and although many of the star players were in the service at the time, it was great to see a real Major League game. How many senior readers remember 1944 baseball names such as Hank Wyse, Eddy Stanky, Claude Passeau, Deacon Donahue, Andy Seminick, Putsy Caballero and Coaker Triplett?

The Cubs won the National League title in the next year, 1945. Sadly, the last time the Cubs actually won a World Series was in 1908. So far this year, they’re 7 wins and 12 losses. Good luck, Cubbies! You’ll need lots of it. For more information, go to www.cubs.com
Travel Destination: Lake Tahoe, California/Nevada PDF Print E-mail

A good travel plan for senior summer ventures in America’s Far West is a visit to beautiful Lake Tahoe. The vast recreation area straddles the borders of Nevada and California, some 60 miles from Reno.

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Lake Tahoe is high up in the snow-capped Sierra Mountains , and summer temperatures are crisp and cool. The scenery of pine, aspen and maple forests surrounding the lake is spectacular. For those who prefer staying in the more tranquil California side of the lake, there are many types of accommodations, from luxury hotels to trailer parks to tent campsites. For the visitors looking for Nevada glitz and gambling glamor, that state’s eastern portion of the lake can be all they seek in casino resorts.

Everything a senior vacationer would want can be found in the Lake Tahoe area. From golfing to shopping, boating, fishing, water sports to backpacking to horseback trails, Lake Tahoe has it all. Or if preferred, the visitor doesn’t need to do anything, except sit back on the beach and enjoy the scenery and great summer weather.

For more Lake Tahoe information, check with your favorite online or neighborhood travel agency, or go to www.visitingtahoe.com.

 
 
 
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