A Series of Fortunate Events

What a contrast. Friday I ran myself ragged covering territory from Hanover to Rapids City, Illinois, roughly 60 miles. Between 8am and 7pm, I visited 19 park and recreation areas, toured 8 museums/attractions, and ate lunch at a biker themepark restaurant called Poopy’s whose menu makes liberal use of the word shit. In my

By |2021-03-05T13:25:20-05:00October 2nd, 2007|Blogging the Great River Road|Comments Off on A Series of Fortunate Events

Small Town Museums and Iceberg Lettuce

I love small town museums. Most owe their continued existence to a core group of believers who donate unimagined amounts of time to the lofty goal of preserving the town’s history for future generations, even as those generations are indifferent to that very history. In spite of their best efforts, the museum is usually a

By |2016-10-21T15:29:41-05:00September 13th, 2007|Blogging the Great River Road|Comments Off on Small Town Museums and Iceberg Lettuce

Festival-A-Go-Go

Hi, y'all. I've been hitting the festival circuit the last couple of weekends and thought I would share the joy. Here is a summary of three of the best ones. TugFest Tug Fest is brilliant. I just can’t help thinking that the whole thing started as a bet after a few drinks. “Hey, I could

By |2016-10-21T15:29:42-05:00August 26th, 2007|Blogging the Great River Road|1 Comment
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