Question of the Week: Who said, "The Egyptians, the
Babylonians, and the Persians rose, filled the planet with sound
and splendor, then faded to dream-stuff and passed away. The
Greeks and the Romans followed, and made a vast noise, and
they are gone ... The Jew saw them all, beat them all, and is now
what he always was, exhibiting no decadence, no infirmities of
age, no weakening of his parts, no slowing of his energies, no
dulling of his alert and aggressive mind. All other things are mortal
but the Jew; all other forces pass, but he remains."
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summer travel
destinations.

Can Waldman
Special to AppleTree

I f this summer's mission is to
head out of town with the chil-
but you haven't done the
preparation, don't banish the travel
bug just yet.

It's a getaway that's "entirely family
I fun, everything you would expect at a
full-blown dude ranch," Marshall
says.
While You Are There: There is horse-
back riding, trail rides and a com-
plete barn with horse experts and
ranchers. There is a pool with a 145-
foot water slide, a log roll and a shal-
low area for small children.
• Also check out Main Street with
western-style arts and crafts, the gen-
eral store, an ice-cream parlor, the
jail to take pictures in, an old cov-
ered wagon, a stagecoach for the
children to play on, wild west shows

There are adventurous trips for
both little ones and big, literally just
hours away. Come along on the
jaunt of three families' favorite near-
by destinations and discover their
secrets for surviving the road trip
along the way.

Rosie Mardit, 7, of Huntington Woods hangs out in
the sand at peaceful Old Mission Lighthouse.

and entertainment, a park-like play
I area with a petting farm and an 18-
hole championship golf course with the
Sundance Saloon. (There is an adult
ranch adjacent to the family ranch.)
I Where The Philkas Stay: On the fami-
ly ranch there are air-conditioned
cabins with refrigerators, coffee mak-
Western Weekend
ers, queen- and twin-size beds, along
Marshall and Barbara Philka of West
with pull-out sofas.
Bloomfield and their daughter Jor-
What 8-year-old Jordan Likes About It:
dan, 8, head three hours west to the
There are always other children to
Double .11 Ranch in the town of Roth-
play with, and she loves riding horses
bury (near Muskegon) for an all-inclu- 1 in the corral.
sive wild, wild west weekend.
Parental Advice: From the watering

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