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Capon Springs

Staff #TravelTuesday December 1, 2020December 5, 2019Health resorts, Outdoor sports, Spring water

Back to West Virginia to visit Capon Springs! Henry Frye discovered the mineral springs of Hampshire County in the late 1760s, and by 1787, there was enough interest in the area that 20 acres of land was named as the town of Watson.

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Cauterets

Staff #TravelTuesday November 3, 2020December 5, 2019Spring water, Winter recreation

It is time to go abroad to the spa town and ski resort of Cauterets! Located in western France, the thermal springs of the area have attracted famous families, such as the Bonapartes and Victor Hugo. The springs were known well before that as a favorite of Queen Marguerite’s sister in the 15th century.

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Silurian Spring

Staff #TravelTuesday October 6, 2020December 5, 2019Health resorts, Spring water

Waukesha, located in Wisconsin, was once home to Silurian Spring, and was competition for the neighboring Bethesda Spring. The land was surveyed and purchased in 1868, and was named after the prehistoric sea that once covered the area. David Jackson, a postmaster, soon fell in love with the springs and built a log cabin on the land. In 1874, he began promoting the springs to visitors.

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Berkeley Springs

Staff #TravelTuesday September 1, 2020December 5, 2019Health resorts, Hot springs

Berkeley Springs is located in West Virginia, and before European settlement was used by the native people of St. Lawrence Seaway, Canada. Later, settlers took to the springs because of its warm, healing properties as early as 1730.

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St. Clair Mineral Springs

Staff #TravelTuesday August 4, 2020December 5, 2019Health resorts, Miracle cures, Spring water

This month we are visiting St. Clair County Michigan, home of the St. Clair Mineral Springs Company. St. Clair was a popular resort town with two luxurious hotels. The Oakland Hotel, built in 1881, and Somerville Hotel, built in 1888, had a combined 119 rooms that housed visitors.

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Valley Ranch

Staff #TravelTuesday July 7, 2020December 5, 2019American Old West, Ranches

This month we are visiting the ranching valleys of Wyoming. Valley Ranch was located 45 miles from Cody, Wyoming, and was opened in 1915 by Irving H. Larry and Winthrop H. Brooks (of Brooks Brothers fame).

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Crockett Warm Springs

Staff #TravelTuesday June 2, 2020December 4, 2019Health resorts, Hot springs, Spring water

This month we are back to Virginia to visit Crockett Springs Cottage in Montgomery County! The Crockett Warm Springs was part of the larger Lithia Springs Company and was also known as the Virginia Arsenic Bromide Company.

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