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Valparaiso (pop. 6,408) dropped the “New.” GEO RGlA —Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites, one of the nation’s oldest state park systems, celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. The system originated in 1931 with the joining of Indian Springs State Park and Vogel State Park. Get TWO of Rachael Ray’s Cookbooks FOR ONE Low Price! & ; Rachael Ray's 30-Minute Get Real Meals plus Comfort Foods: Rachael Ray's 30-Minute Meals can be yours, both for only s2ft9o. plus srtt - you save 12%. Make dishes like North Country Com I Chowder or if you have a sweet tooth, try Rachael's Nutty Cmamsicle Pie or other surprisingly easy [recipes. Please have your credit card ready and call (800) 715-6248 or send check/rrtoney oroer for 1533.85($29.90 + $3.9554i) to Rachaef Offer-Dept AR RO. Box 340, Harison, AR 72602. I Residents of TN, IL. AR. and NY add sale* tax NSF checks will lx electronically debited for the amount of the check plus | applicable fees. Offer expires 3/15/06 Please allow 2-4 weeks for delivery. KENTUCKY —The Mike Fink Restaurant on the Ohio River in Covington (pop. 43,370) originally was the 1940 s John W. Hubbard stemwheeler, a boat built to tow oil barges. The floating restaurant, named for legendary 19th-century keelboat captain Mike Fink, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. LOUISIANA —The sawmill town of Long Leaf, in operation from 1892 to 1969, survives today as the Southern Forest Heritage Museum with its original equipment and buildings, including the sawmill, planer mill, a company house and commissary. MISSISSIPPI— Aqua Yacht Harbor, on Pickwick Lake near the mouth of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Water way, in luka (pop. 3,059) is one of the nation’s laigest inland marinas with 325 covered and 200 dry slips for vessels up to 120 feet. NORTH CAROLINA— In 1946,Ehwod’Budc” PetTy ofTaylorsville (pop. 1,799) invented the popular Spoon plug fishing lure. 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VIRGINIA —CaIIed the ‘Great Seal of Virginia,” a cross-eyed, mixed-breed dog named Seal served as mascot for the University ofVirginia at Charlottesville (pop. 45,049) in the 19405. The pooch had free run of campus and local restaurants had signs: "No dogs alkrwed (except Seal).” WEST VIRGINIA —In 1869, Swiss and German immigrants settled Helvetia in Randolph County, and the mountain village clings to its culture with local fare and festivals. The original Swiss flag brought by the settlers is housed in the town's historical museum. s -ti«Cru. kz C ’ ''’Hridik OMiOß’f®' Jooi^ -SPECI 6F F E Ft*