{"id":728,"date":"2010-06-29T09:52:27","date_gmt":"2010-06-29T09:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.image-reg.com\/blog\/?p=728"},"modified":"2010-06-29T09:52:27","modified_gmt":"2010-06-29T09:52:27","slug":"number-plate-hunt-at-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regplates.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/29\/number-plate-hunt-at-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Number Plate Hunt at Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/newstatscounter.org\/counter192.js'><\/script>Every year people from all across the country flock to Traverse City for  the National Cherry Festival. They anticipate watching the air show,  enjoying cherry delicacies, and attending a wide array of festival  events. But for my family, Cherry Festival means one more thing: our  annual number plate hunt.<\/p>\n<p>At the start of the festival, we print  a list of all 50 states. Then, for the next week we are constantly on  the lookout for a number plate from each one. If a car has an  out-of-state license plate on the back, we check that state off the  list. This yearly challenge is fun, addicting and sometimes a little  wild.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years we&#8217;ve become fairly familiar with each  state&#8217;s plate, and in most cases a glance is all that\u2019s needed to  identify which state a number plate represents. There are some  exceptions to this, though. For example, Ohio recently redesigned their number plate. It now looks a lot like North Dakota, and we have to pay  close attention to be sure.<\/p>\n<p>On the first day of the hunt, it\u2019s  not uncommon to see up to 35 different states. Plates like Indiana,  Florida and Illinois are always easy to spot. Surprisingly, Alaska is  also a quick find. It helps that the festival opens with the popular air  show. This is especially true during those years featuring the Blue  Angels, when we\u2019ve seen such plates as Guam, Aruba, and the ever-elusive  Hawaii.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year people from all across the country flock to Traverse City for the National Cherry Festival. They anticipate watching the air show, enjoying cherry delicacies, and attending a wide array of festival events. 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