"He instinctively can find the shining greatness of our American culture and does a good job of highlighting it (although he also does have those rare lapses when he writes about hockey, but that is something caused by impurities in the Eastern waters or something)." Erik Keilholtz
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Mark C. N. Sullivan is an editor at a Massachusetts university. He is married and the father of three children. Email
The pride of Canobie Lake Park in Salem, N.H., the Yankee Cannonball is one of the classic wooden coasters.
I took a ride on it this week, for the first time in maybe 30 years, and had forgotten how much fun roller coasters can be.
An enthusiast with a steady camera hand posted the video above to YouTube. Similarly, you can experience Superman: Ride of Steel, at Six Flags in Agawam, Mass., via your computer.
If you prefer the merry-go-round, click on a band organ tune at the National Carousel Association and spin in your chair.
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