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One of the largest operating steam locomotives in Michigan becomes the North Pole Express during the holiday season, taking passengers on a four-hour-long trip to the Village of Ashley's Country Christmas. The celebration includes activities, performances, photo ops and arts and crafts. Visitors can choose from five different price and seating options, including coach, the caboose and the adult-only lounge car, but all passengers will receive hot cocoa and a souvenir ticket and bell.

All aboard! The best Christmas train rides in America

December 23, 2019 at 7:47 a.m.

There are a wide variety of classic Christmas traditions that families and friends cherish. Caroling, baking Christmas cookies and looking at holiday lights are all ways to get into the...

It's tempting to go to a craft or decorating store and drop money on fake foliage and cornucopias to make a charming Thanksgiving tablescape. But you can often find much more affordable decor at dollar stores or discount stores like T.J. Maxx. And the most cost-effective strategy might be to decorate using colorful seasonal fruits and vegetables from the grocery store. Bowls of apples and squash can make a great centerpiece that you can later use instead of letting it collect dust in the closet.

These tips and tricks could help cut your Thanksgiving grocery bill in half

November 19, 2022 at 5:15 p.m.

Thanksgiving is all about showing love and appreciation for your loved ones, so it's easy to go overboard with extra additions and trimmings. Set aside a specific amount of money...

Devastating disasters to strike the US

October 29, 2019 at 8:28 a.m.

While some places in the United States are less at-risk than others, every state is prone to some type of natural disaster. Whether it's hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, forest fires, floods,...

What started out as the private collection of Sonja Bata, whose husband owned a shoe company, evolved into Toronto's Bata Shoe Museum. The museum's collection is comprised of more than 13,000 different pairs of shoes spanning 4,500 years of history. The building was designed to look like an open shoe box, and inside, visitors can find Ancient Egyptian sandals, Elvis Presley's famous "blue suede shoes" and designer delights from today's biggest names in footwear who defy fashion rules.

From cryptozoology to ventriloquism, these eccentric museums educate visitors on life’s oddities

July 11, 2022 at 11:25 a.m.

in Ikeda, Japan, celebrates its native son Momofuku Ando's creation of the world's first instant noodles. The museum includes an Instagram-worthy hall with 800 instant noodles packages from around the...

Money mistakes parents of college students make

October 31, 2019 at 3:25 p.m.

Sending your child off to college is a major milestone in both of your lives. It's often the culmination of years of hard work, saving money, touring campuses and navigating...

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