Melanie Radzicki McManus

Melanie Radzicki McManus

Experience

Melanie Radzicki McManus is an outdoors enthusiast specializing in travel. She has won many awards for her writing, most notably four prestigious Lowell Thomas Awards, considered the Pultizers of travel writing. McManus is the author of "Thousand-Miler: Adventures Hiking the Ice Age Trail." Her work has appeared in Backpacker, the Chicago Tribune, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, How Stuff Works and dozens of other publications.

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How to Keep Dogs Out of Flower Beds

You can prevent dogs from rooting around in your flower beds by employing one of the following methods.

How to Remove Super Glue from Plastic

Super glue is great! Until you need to remove it, that is, especially from something plastic.

Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Use Fabric Softener on Towels

Fabric softener keeps clothes soft, fresh-smelling and static-free, but when it comes to washing towels, fabric softener should be given the boot.