One of my favorite days of the year is here! April First, the day of fools. Good natured hoaxes, hijinks, plus this year we are celebrating our first wedding anniversary, and it is also Easter Sunday. What a busy day! In honor of this momentous occasion, I present a variety of pixie foolishness for your surfing pleasure.
Links are provided in both photos and texts. Have fun!
The Museum of Hoaxes, has an interesting article about the link between Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and April Fool's Day. Wow, that sentence contains some really fantastic words; 'Museum', 'Hoaxes', 'Chaucer's Canterbury Tales', and 'April Fool's Day'! -Just sayin'.
After you've finished with the Canterbury Tales page at The Museum of Hoaxes, check out their massive Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes of All Time. That's right, the Top 100!
Of course Snopes has a page dedicated to the possible legendary origins of April Fool's Day. By the way, am I the only one whose appreciation for Snopes has gone from 'Let's see what Snopes says about this.' to 'Time to check the validity of today's news.' ?
This next page is not specifically linked to April Fool's Day, but this story is an old time favorite of mine. Seriously, this article was one of the first online items to capture my attention. I love stuff like this. The UnMuseum, check it out: The Mystery Airship of 1896. There are hordes of fascinating articles to be found at the UnMuseum for those with exceptional taste. Oh, and if you can add any new information to the airship mystery, do tell!
Another older favorite of mine, Whale Watching in Northern Michigan. Fabulous, eye-popping tours are available. Spring has sprung, so I believe tickets are now available!
Two more websites with actual photos- The Lake Michigan Whale Migration Station has a Facebook page. It appears that the migration route has extended up in to Lake Superior. The North Shore Visitor has reviews of their Freshwater Whale Watching in Lake Superior tours.
Happy April Fool's Day!
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