Monday's trivia answer

The world's highest mountain is Mauna Kea on Hawaii's Big Island. Although its peak  is just 13,803 feet above mean sea level, the mountain is 33,476 feet above its base on the floor of the Pacific Ocean. That makes it taller than Mount Everest,  which is the highest mountain above sea level at 29,029 feet.

Photo by Hawaii's Big Island Visitor Bureau 

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Celebrating Memorial Day with style and savings

If you're planning a Memorial Day getaway, here are five appealing deals, tracked down by the new Web site DealBase.com.

* The Hay-Adams Hotel in Washington, D.C. The Memorial Day Package starts at $319 for hotel and breakfast. Click here. 

* The Sunset Marquis Hotel  in West Hollywood.  The Home for the Holidays price begins at $200 a night, as opposed to the normal $600 and up. Click here.

* The Resort at Squaw Creek at Lake Tahoe. A Memorial Day Family Getaway for  $179 includes breakfast and a resort credit. Click here.

* The Silverado Resort Napa. The California resort's Stay 2 Nights, Get the 3rd Night Free offer for  $210 includes wine tasting, a dining certificate and a  bottle of wine. Click here.

* The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort in Longboat Key, Fla. The Memorial Day Package for  $253 includes  beach BBQ, breakfast and a welcome gift. Click here.

As always, there is fine print. Read the rules and conditions carefully.

Boldly go to see rare Star Trek items

Rare Star Trek items are now on display at the new McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord, N.H. The center is also telling the real history behind the eternally popular series. 
A uniform, worn by Chief Engineer Janice Rand, played by Grace Lee Whitney, in Star Trek: The Motion Picture" (1979) is on display, as well as chairs from the set of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987-1994). The items were purchased at the October 2006 “40 Years of Star Trek” Auction at Christie’s in New York. Fans can not only see the memorabilia but sit in chairs actually used by Captain Jean Luc Picard and crew. 

Visit www.starhop.com for information about the center. For Star Trek details, click here.

What's in a pronunciation?

Why is it that we pronounce Des Moines as DEH Moine but Des Plaines as DEZ Plaines? Just one of life's mysteries, I guess. (Then again, if we pronounced it DEH Plaine, it might sound like the opening of TV's "Fantasy Island.")

Special for newcomers to Maine resort

Point Sebago Resort in Point Sebago, Maine,  is introducing a First Timers’ Special: $995 for a family of four for a seven-night vacation, which breaks down to $149 per unit,per night. The special, available June 20-Sept. 4,  includes lodging,  access to Point Sebago's 775 acres of
resort amenities,  children’s programs, daily entertainment, and all other  activities. First-timers visiting during Family Fun Value Weeks will additionally receive a free Value Book with $400 in coupons for cruises aboard the Point Sebago Princess, free ice cream cones, canoe and kayak rentals, and mini-golf. Family Fun Value weeks are June 20-27, Jun 27- July 4, Aug. 22-29 and Aug. 29-Sept. 4.

   Visit www.pointsebago.com or call 800-655-1232. For the first-timers' special, click here.

 

It's all relative

After visiting Pennsylvania, one New Englander now refers to that state as The Tropics.

No charge for the kiddos 

The Elkin Creek Guest Ranch in beautiful British Columbia has  ‘Kids Free in August promotion. For every two paying adults, a child under age 13 stays  free, offering  daily savings of about $160 U.S. each day. (Youngsters 2 and  under stay free all season long.) The all-inclusive price for adults is about $260 U.S. per person per day.

For details on the offer, click here or call 877-346-9378.