As a preteen and teen in the 1950s and 60s, I remember many short and longer vacation trips with my Ohio parents. My dad, a former World War II Army lieutenant, fancied a combination of maps and “I ...

A TripTik, a personalized guidebook of paper maps — yes, paper — is bound for a traveler in the AAA office at 815 N. 98th St. in Omaha. AAA intern Isaac Reilly, left, goes over Rod Wise’s planned ...

Does the name Mercator mean anything to you? It should if you are between the ages of 60 – 90. They were found in all classrooms of that era – third or fourth grade through high school. They are the ...

I'm a map geek. I have tons of old ones from National Geographic. I like to pore over AAA maps before a trip, and during one, and even when I'm not going anywhere at all. I don't have a GPS in my car; ...