Summary graphic: A photo of the “Zipper” carnival ride in mid-action – the frame of the ride is static, but the ride itself is a blur of motion as it spins its patrons around.

We love Revere Beach. The first public beach in North America, it’s right outside of Boston at the end of the MBTA Blue Line. This weekend, there was an added attraction: a traveling carnival. We stumbled upon the party and shot some of the action:

Summary graphic: A ship, the Maritime Trader, passes through the Soo Locks while a dockworker looks on.

Sault Ste. Marie is pronounced Soo Saint Marie. It and its Canadian twin city form a dot on the map that you may or may not have seen. So why did we spend an afternoon there? The same reason a lot of people do: the ships passing through the Soo Locks.