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I’m Kate
For more than a decade and a half, I’ve helped people create a life by design through my lifestyle and travel blog.
I’m a mom of 3, a full-time romance author, and I’ve been to more than 40 countries and nearly all the states.
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Minnesota’s Iron Range Produced More Steel Than Anywhere in America. Here’s What the Towns Look Like Now That the Jobs Are Mostly Gone
Minnesota’s Iron Range Still Mines Taconite. the Minnesota Iron Range looks like in 2026 is easier to understand as a…
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Tyler, Texas Calls Itself the Rose Capital of America and It’s Not Wrong. Here’s What Else the City Has Going On
Tyler Is the Rose Capital With 110,000 Residents. Tyler Texas is is easier to understand as a working community than…
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These 3 Puget Sound Islands Come With 3 Very Different Price Levels — And Your Car Is Part of the Equation
Puget Sound’s Ferry Islands Have 3 Price Levels. the real Puget Sound islands are is easier to understand as a…
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Flint’s Water Crisis Peaked 12 Years Ago — What Visitors Should Understand About a City Still Living With It
Flint Is 12 Years Past Its Water Crisis Peak. Flint Michigan is in 2026 is easier to understand as a…
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The Bighorn Mountains Are 9,000 Feet High and Almost No One Talks About Them. Here’s What Wyoming’s Best-Kept Secret Actually Looks Like
Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains Begin at Buffalo and Sheridan. the Wyoming Bighorn Mountains are is easier to understand as a working…
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Peoria Is More Than Caterpillar Country Now—Here’s What Visitors Should Know Before Exploring the City
Peoria Is Still a Test Market, but Caterpillar No Longer Explains Every Block. Peoria Illinois is is easier to understand…
