Cedar Point Opens for the 2012 Season with New Dinosaur Exhibit

Cedar Point amusement park opens today, Saturday, May 12. Its new Dinosaurs Alive! exhibit, featuring 50 animatronic dinosaurs that inhabit the wooded areas of Adventure Island, just beyond the tower of the Top Thrill Dragster. The prehistoric creatures are scaled to historically accurate sizes, with some stretching above the trees at nearly 50 feet. Showing [...]

Vets Stay Free at B&Bs on Veteran’s Day

More than 700 bed and breakfast inns throughout the USA, Puerto Rico and Canada are offering a free overnight stay on Wednesday, Nov. 10, in observance of Veterans Day on Nov. 11.  The free rooms are to honor active and retired service men and women of the U. S. military.  A valid military I.D. is [...]

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