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...Linden Street, hidden from the bustle of urban civilization, is the home of some of Harvard's most ambitious outdoor adventurers. From the inside, it looks almost like a cabin from days past. Wood-paneled walls are lined with intricate trail maps and yellowing photographs of snow-covered mountain peaks. In one corner, on top of a makeshift shelf, lie skis and snowshoes (both new and well-worn models) and next to these several backpacks, all of which bear the marks of excessive use. An overturned canoe occupies another corner, jutting out conspicuously into the center of the room...
...acres of unspoiled shoreline and is the perfect place to rent paddleboats for an afternoon row. Those with a more adventurous spirit might try one of Alpine Adventures' rafting trips, on Upper Skagit River in North Cascades National Park. The 14-mile white-water trip features plenty of mountain scenery and waterfowl, not to mention some fairly challenging rapids...
...tour and ample opportunity to attend student and faculty performances. You may also get to hear one of the international artists who play at Interlochen each summer (past performers include Yo-Yo Ma, Marvin Hamlisch and Itzhak Perlman). The last night of the trip is spent at the Crystal Mountain Resort, a luxury property adjacent to Michigan Legacy Art Park, a 30-acre sculpture gallery actually built into the forest. Bike-tour rates are $809 a person for a double room. Discounts for children are available...
After the bike tour, you can continue your Northern Michigan visit at Sleeping Bear Dunes, a few miles to the north. (For lodging, extend your stay at Crystal Mountain or move to the Homestead, another top-of-the-line family facility in nearby Glen Arbor. If you're primarily interested in taking in more performances, you can book a room in the guest lodges at Interlochen. Keep in mind, however, that the fairly rustic accommodations have no air-conditioning or television.) With 30 miles of lakeshore and massive dunes towering hundreds of feet over Lake Michigan, Sleeping Bear...
Since it opened in 1988, the U.S. Space Camp Florida parent-child program has trained some 10,000 boys, girls, moms and dads. (U.S. Space Camp parent-child programs are also available in Huntsville, Ala., and Mountain View, Calif.) The ultimate hands-on science museum, it gives you a chance to say yes the next time Junior asks if he can go to the moon. Upon arrival, a maximum of 72 participants are broken up into six teams of 12. From that moment on, the activities are nonstop. You'll build and launch your own rockets, participate in very realistic...