Destination of the Day: Floatzilla!

Here's your chance to be part of a world record. Head to Rock Island (Illinois) this weekend (August 18) with your canoe or kayak to be part of the attempt to assemble a flotilla of at least 1,903 boats. Guided paddles along the Mississippi and backwaters will take place throughout the day, but the world

By |2016-10-21T15:28:48-05:00August 13th, 2012|Destination of the Day|Comments Off on Destination of the Day: Floatzilla!

Destination of the Day: Davenport & Rock Island

If you like St. Patrick's Day, you'll love the festivities in the Quad Ciites as the nation's only interstate St. Patrick's Day Grand Parade marches on this Saturday (March 17, 2012). The parade starts at 11:30am at 4th Avenue and 23rd Street in Rock Island, works its way through downtown, then crosses the Mississippi River

By |2016-10-21T15:28:58-05:00March 12th, 2012|Destination of the Day|Comments Off on Destination of the Day: Davenport & Rock Island

Dinner and Thanks

Life on the road can be entertaining and immensely rewarding, but there are times I feel isolated and disconnected from home, friends, family, and the world around me. Thanks to these folks and the kindness of many others whose names I never learned, people I’m unlikely to cross paths with again, those times are easier to weather.

By |2020-11-05T12:26:15-05:00November 21st, 2011|Blogging the Great River Road|Comments Off on Dinner and Thanks

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