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The 208-foot-tall stainless steel cross at the Mission of Nombre de Dios in St. Augustine, Fla., was erected in 1965 to mark the 400th anniversary of the city, which is the location of the nation's first Thanksgiving in 1565, according to Florida historians.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Forget the turkey, the silly Pilgrim hats and the buckles. Forget Plymouth Rock and 1621. (Today)
Robyn Gioia, a fifth-grade teacher at Bolles School, a private school north of St. Augustine, has a mission: Spread the word about the nation's first Thanksgiving. (Today)
One of the promotions at the Mansion at Maple Heights in Shadyside is a football weekend.
Bed-and-breakfasts are starting to man up, doing away with the lace bedspreads and trading high tea for brewskies. (Today)
"AREN'T you going to check out the terrace?" Madian al-Jazerah said to me. (Today)
A new guide to Vancouver is just out from Lonely Planet's pocket-sized Encounter series. (Today)