Plan for Labor Day: Things to Do

"Are you going anywhere for Labor Day?" our friends asked us last night as we sat in our living room after an evening at the movies seeing The Bourne Ultimatum. They were heading out on an extended family camping trip.

"Nope, we've been gone so much we thought we'd stay here," we said. This summer we've been from the East Coast (Massachusetts, New York, Washington, D.C.) to the West Coast (Washington State and on over to Montana) to the Midwest (Owensboro, Kentucky) and to Cleveland two times, that Labor Day weekend needs to be spent catching up on the things we haven't taken care around the house that we promised to do before the end of summer. I call this "shoveling out."

But, since Labor Day does offer that present of a Monday off, here are some suggestions of Labor Day jaunts and possibilities that I came across. Beaches, parks, museums, restaurants etc. are on the lists.

• For romantic getaway suggestions check out "Top 10 Things to Do Before Labor Day."
• For where to go for Labor Day on a budget, here's "Top 6 Places to Spend Labor Day on the East Coast on a Budget."
• If you live near Seattle, here's a huge list of things to do in an article from The Seattle Times.
• And here's Labor Day Weekend 2007 on About: Travel with Kids. This is a terrific roundup of things to do across the United States. There are links upon links upon links.

Doesn't summer end though on September 21? Maybe we can slip in at least a day trip for Labor Day. There's that rodeo going on at Smoke Rise Ranch in Hocking Hills, Ohio. (The photo is of the Working Man sculpture outside the Seattle Art Museum. The fence is gone now since the construction is completed.)

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