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As summer travel ramps up, there is hope and some uncertainty for the peak travel season in the United States.

Location is key to sting of summer gas prices http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47567377/ns/business-us_business/#.T8TdlI7N5FI Summer leads to shifts in economy http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/05/28/BU2F1ONMHB.DTL Orlando tourism businesses look ahead to summer vacation travel...

https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2012/0601
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City of Cambridge: CityViewer

What is the best way to experience the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts? You could read a history of Harvard University, take a walking tour, or perhaps browse a topical website. But why not look at the Cambridge CityViewer for edification? This unique tool "allows the public to view, query, mark up, and print custom maps using only a web browser." Notedly, the viewer works best with Internet...

https://www.cambridgema.gov/gis/interactivemaps/Cambridgecit...
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Route 66 Oral Histories

The folks at Missouri State University have interviewed a range of business owners along the celebrated Route 66 to tell the amazing story of what life was like living along this American landmark. Visitors can read through interviews with a variety of people, including the long-time owner of the Boots Motel in Carthage, Missouri and Sheldon and Julia Chaney, owner of a popular gas station. It's...

https://cdm17307.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/rt66/...