Inner-tubing locations

Inner-tubing locations
Kick back, flop into a tube and drift down a river. "The Guide to Inner Tubing" by Rusty Hammer lists more than 250 rivers in the United States and nearly 30 other countries.
It mentions companies that rent tubes, including whether a shuttle is available.
It also covers snow tubing.
A spiral-bound printed version is $9.95, or an electronic version is $4.95.
Visit www.innertuber.com on the Web for more information.
Making travel easierwith small children
Taking a vacation with a toddler takes preparation.
The July issue of Parents magazine offers tips for making trips with little ones safe, smooth and fun. Suggestions include: For a road trip, get started early in the morning, take a break midmorning to eat and play, and do serious driving while the kids take a midday nap. Travel by train. When traveling by plane, book the first flight out to avoid delays and fly direct. And finally, pack a small bag of new books and toys.
Maine backwoods guidegets a new edition
BRYANT POND, Maine -- Alice Arlen drove 25,000 miles and never left her home state of Maine in her quest to survey backwoods accommodations for vacationers looking for a wilderness experience.
The result is "Maine Sporting Camps: A Year-Round Guide to Vacationing at Traditional Hunting & amp; Fishing Lodges" (Countryman Press, $18.95).
Just out this summer, the book is the third (and newly revised edition) of an earlier book by Arlen called "In the Maine Woods."
The paperback lists nearly 100 rustic facilities around the state that offer vacation experiences ranging from bear-hunting to dog-sledding to moose-watching, along with the usual kayaking, canoeing, white-water rafting, birding and fly-fishing.
There are also recipes for everything from blueberry desserts to bass dinners, provided by the camp cooks.
Handicap accessibilityin Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- An organization dedicated to giving outdoor experiences to people with disabilities has published a brochure listing accessible facilities in Santa Cruz.
"Access Guide to Santa Cruz County" lists more than 100 restaurants, hotels, parks and other places that can accommodate people with special physical needs.
Features noted include handicapped parking, menus in Braille and accessible restrooms and transportation.
The publication was put together by Shared Adventures, which sponsors an annual "Day at the Beach" each July for people with disabilities.
For information on how to obtain the guide, call (831) 425-1234.
Swiss financial museumtakes stock of history
OLTEN, Switzerland -- In what organizers say is a world first, a Swiss company has inaugurated a museum dedicated to the history of stocks and shares.
Based in the headquarters of the SIS Swiss Financial Services Group, Wertpapierwelt -- or Stock World -- tracks the history of shares since 1602, when the Dutch East India Company was founded as the first joint stock company. The museum, which opened July 15, houses a collection of 7,000 share certificates from 100 countries, including rare documents from the 17th and 18th centuries.
"SIS wants to ensure that the history of securities does not fall into oblivion," SIS chief executive Heinz Haeberli said. Although many institutions worldwide have old share certificates on show, SIS said its museum is the first to focus purely to this slice of financial history.