Place
Lake Superior
Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area. It borders Canada, Minnesota, Wisconsim and Michigan. I lt is known for its deep cold waters.
Shared by rhinoplato
Traditions and everyday life in USA
Festivals, family customs, favourite places and everyday traditions, written by members of Global Penfriends who live in USA. Each cultural keepsake is a short note about life where they are.
4,770 keepsakes from USA (1,387 traditions and culture, 3,383 personal) · page 30 of 159Traditions and culture in USA
Event
Thanksgiving!
Families come together for a huge feast after the fall harvest. We all share what we are thankful for and go into the upcoming winter with a warm heart and a full belly.
Shared by Faerie
Everyday life
Dinosaur cookie jar
I got the cookie jar from one of my really good friends and now every time she comes over she eats a cookie out off it and it’s carried on with some of my other friends
Shared by Balllizzy14
Activity
American Football
Green Bay Packers iconic Lambeau Field. In America football is more than a hobby for many people. We love our chosen team and support the team even if they are losing.
Shared by Silly Tilly
Everyday life
My cat lucy
This is my cat lucy i love her. She is the best. She found us and we took her in she is sometimes fisty and brings us dead animal wich is gross!!but i still love her!!!
Shared by Swag_bunny
Tradition
Shakas Up!
You put your thumb and pinky put snd shake them! It something surfers do in American cinema, and my Coastal college adopted It as gesture of familiarity or celebration.
Shared by JOEYMAV
Activity
Theater in New York
Broadway in New York is THE place to go see a professional theater/musical production, but there are also local theaters across the country as well as nationwide tours.
Shared by FriendLikeMe
Place
Walk in “Nature”
There’s a (very) small hiking spot that I like to walk to, either by myself or with others. It’s a very relaxing space for watching the sunset or simply just existing.
Shared by pastelspades
Everyday life
Playing Dungeons and Dragons
Me and my friends have been playing dungeons and dragons for years now. We get together every week or so and play for a while. Its a lot of fun and brings us together.
Shared by Possum boy
Activity
Corn Mazes, PA
With all the corn fields in PA, lots of farmers make corn mazes for the fall months. This year a local farm made their maze shaped like Sally and Linus from Peanuts.
Shared by Coldplaylover100
Activity
Slovak Folk Dancing
My family and I are part of a folk dancing ensemble. We dress in traditional Slovak folk costumes and dance to traditional Slovak music. I am wearing the green dress.
Shared by s.gemma.opn
Activity
Country raised.
Sitting on the porch rocking and watching the animals is one of my favorite times. I used to ride horses all the time but getting older and stiffer has stopped that.
Shared by Waco TxCountryGal
Place
Belle Isle, Southeast Michigan
A beautiful park located in Southeast Michigan (USA). I love to visit the aquarium and conservatory here, take in the views, and the park has many activities to do!
Shared by Lynn85201
Activity
The evening Deer
I was Sitting on the back deck in the evening attempting to get a good photo of the nightly bird ritual around our home when this fellow came right out to say hello.
Shared by RamiusKittrang
Place
White Tank Mountains
The White Tanks are a regional park where people can hike, camp, and host events. They even have a library. If you want an easy way to see the desert, this is it.
Shared by hannahlynn4006
Place
Small towns
In America there are many small towns of less than ten thousand people. I like living in a small town like this. It feels like you are preserving a part of history.
Shared by Hooley1
Place
California State Parks and All Trails
We visit these parks and they are protected by the state. Sometimes we visit smaller, unpopulated trails by locating them on the trails app to download the maps.
Shared by viridianterra
Event
football games
we go on fridays and hang out all night ! it lasts a few hours and there’s concessions (food) and everyone brings blankets because where i live it gets really cold.
Shared by daraven
Family life
Easter egg hunt
My brother Mike and his wife's family gathering every year at her mother's house. There's Easter egg hunt, card and board games and trivia games. A huge feast too!
Shared by Blueberry Bliss
Activity
Color Me Mine
Color Me Mine is a business I can visit at a nearby mall. You can select a ceramic piece and apply glaze to it. It’s a fun activity to do with friends and family.
Shared by Fluffipotomas
Event
Preston Court Days
Preston Court Days is a yearly festival celebrated in my county each fall. Community members gather to buy and sell food,crafts, home goods, clothing and animals.
Shared by EmilyVTKY
Place
The ocean
This calms me more than anything. It is beautiful yet terrifying. I find going to the ocean and more specifically the beaches in California are yet to be the best.
Shared by bubblybubbles
Place
Animals near Surfside beach (my photos)
I love taking pictures of animals. When we visited Surfside Beach I found Huntington Beach State Park, a nature preserve filled with so many beautiful creatures.
Shared by Lorie Ann
Activity
Kindness rocks
Paint messages, artwork and so on, on rocks and then you hide them around town so other people can find them. My daughter and I love looking for them on our walks.
Shared by Oddandnerdy
Activity
Stock shows
In this picture I am showing livestock to a judge that I have raised throughout the year. A lot of people in my state have the same interest and I really enjoy it.
Shared by Jordan Renae Smith
Everyday life
Coquí, Native frog
It’s my native frog where I was born from and it makes a noise that goes, Coquí, Coquí. That’s where it got its name, I miss hearing it (the Indian symbol for it)
Shared by Sofiwofi
Everyday life
Coney Island Amusement Park
Coney Island Amusement Park is somewhere I grew up going to and love to visit. There are so many things to do and its such a lovely memory for me and my family.
Shared by Violetflower
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