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20. We went to the UP of Michigan and Canada most summers, but also traveled to New England states and south

Fri Jul 10, 2026, 01:01 PM

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to Florida in the 50s and 60s.

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We took lots of summer vacations when I was growing up. Haggard Celine Jul 10 #2

3 family trips - 1969 and 1970s. Eugene Jul 10 #3

2 long family trips in the 60s hauckeye Jul 10 #4

Thank you for sharing with us. haucheye.🚗 debm55 Jul 10 #10

Summer of '69......... MyOwnPeace Jul 10 #5

I got my first real six string... flvegan Jul 10 #16

3 points to add: MyOwnPeace Jul 10 #22

Oklahoma gay texan Jul 10 #6

Several times but 2 of them were/are my favorites wnylib Jul 10 #13

My parents True Dough Jul 10 #14

Disney. flvegan Jul 10 #17

Every year from age two weeks until age 16, mtairyguy Jul 10 #18

Every summer... OldBaldy1701E Jul 10 #19

We went on lots of them Jilly_in_VA Jul 10 #21

Ferries are fun in the summer jgo Jul 10 #23

In the early 1970's ballardgirl Jul 10 #24

I went to Boston with my mom. My family went to Cape Cod, applegrove Jul 10 #25

Drove from NJ to Chicago & Wi IbogaProject Jul 10 #26

Several family trips - us kids in the back of the station wagon, Ocelot II Jul 10 #27

Disneyland from Omaha in 1956. OLDMDDEM Jul 10 #29

Yes. Every couple years oberle Jul 10 #30