Don't throw away your shot

This Independence Day weekend, treat yourself to the most talked about musical of the century! Lin Manuel-Miranda's modern hip-hop masterpiece will be broadcast on Disney Plus starting at 3 AM EST on Friday, July 3rd. "The story about America then, told by America now," join the original Broadway cast as they all raise a glass to the fearless immigrant who turned the world upside down and left behind a legacy for the history books.

Shootout in Weehawken

Mary Ellen and I love history and whenever we have an opportunity to be "in the room where it happened," we just can't resist! On our way home from visiting our daughter in the Garden State, we took a short side trip to the place where the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr took place. It's easy to find, so if you enjoy experiencing history up close and in person, we dare you to cross the Hudson and discover why everything is legal in New Jersey!