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Sousa Saw it Coming

Sousa Saw it Coming

My wife Annie sent me an interesting column, written by Kat Eschner for Smithsonian.com.  It was about none other than the fantastic military marching music maker himself, John Philip Sousa.  The inspiration of the Sousaphone (which everyone knows is the hybrid of a tuba and helicon -- what the
Switchback 16 Nov 2017

All the Way to Haileybury and Back

A few weeks ago, Switchback hopped in the van and set off for our annual trip to visit our neighbors to the north in Canada. Our first stop along the way, though, was in one of our favorite towns south of the border, Elk Rapids, Michigan. We had a really
Switchback 02 Sep 2010

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