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April 13, 2005 By: Betty Ramsey, LEOASC/BETT R Passport Destination: Small Town America Packing Round 1. Dodge City, Kansas was once called the "WICKEDEST Little City in America." 2. This village by the sea in northern California was originally a retreat for artists. CARMEL 3 Sheboygan, Wisconsin, is the self-proclaimed BRATWURST Capital of the World. 4. The rural town of Branson, Missouri, has become a center for COUNTRY MUSIC . 5. Which of these game shows is also the name of a small town in New Mexico? TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 6. You're not allowed inside the U.S. bullion depository at Fort KNOX, Kentucky. Picture: large beige building with copulas and clock tower Departure Round 1. The northern California town of Gilroy is known as the center of an area that produces tons of GARLIC. 2. A hospice in this Florida town was at the center of the sad case of Terri Schiavo. PINELLAS PARK 3. Julia Roberts stars in a 1988 romantic comedy, "Mystic Pizza" set in this state. CONNECTICUT 4 Astoria, Oregon, the oldest American town west of the Rockies, is situated on this river. COLUMBIA 5. This auto racer won the prestigious Daytona 500 race in 2005. JEFF GORDON Picture: two story white house with double stair and columns On Tour 1. The famed 1881 gunfight between the Earps and the CLANTONS is re-enacted daily in Tombstone, Arizona. 2 Sandusky, Ohio is a prime destination for ROLLER COASTER addicts. 3. Leavenworth, the oldest city in Kansas, is best known as the site of a/an FEDERAL PRISON. 4. Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, says it has the largest collection of life-sized TROLL sculptures. 5. This oldest university in Texas is situated in the small, infamous city of Waco. BAYLOR UNIVERSITY 6. The town of Ashland has been the site of the Oregon SHAKESPEARE Festival since 1935. 7. The Little League World Series is played in this Pennsylvania city. WILLIAMSPORT Picture: mission 8. You can visit a recreated POWHATAN Indian village in historic Jamestown, Virginia. 9. Thousands of MOTORCYCLISTS descend on Sturgis, South Dakota, on the first weekend in August. 10. The small town of Beaver, Oklahoma, has proclaimed itself the World`s COW CHIP THROWING Capital. 11. The southern California mountain town of Julian celebrates the APPLE harvest every autumn. 12. You can visit this "Fire and Ice" poet's house in Franconia, New Hampshire. ROBERT FROST Bonus Question One This small Arizona town is the starting point for scenic drives in the Red Rock area. SEDONA Bonus Question Two Where on the map of Arizona is Sedona found? Area 2 Picture: lighthouse with white house with red roof Slide Show 1. The landmark Jasper County Courthouse in Carthage, Missouri is built from local MARBLE. 2. Don't miss a guided tour of the famous NOTTOWAY Plantation when in White Castle, Louisiana. 3. San Francisco De Asis Church, built around 1772, is a landmark in this New Mexico town. TAOS 4. This lighthouse off York Harbor, Maine, is popular known as NUBBLE Light. Clues for next destination: Copacabana Lacerda elevator Atlantic coastline |