Here We Go Again?

We’ve had some crazy weather this spring – nasty thunderstorms, tornadoes, epic floods - could the locusts be far behind? In St. Louis our streak of unseasonably cool days came to an abrupt end around Memorial Day, as we were forced into summer mode with a blast of heat and humidity. Further north, warm weather has been

By |2016-10-21T15:29:37-05:00June 13th, 2008|Blogging the Great River Road|Comments Off on Here We Go Again?

Mardi Gras – It’s Not Just for People

Tuesday – the 30th of January – it was 71 degrees at noon. 71 degrees! Three hours later it was snowing. Ugh. As I was driving around town, I watched the reading in my car thermometer drop to 62, then to 52, then to 35 –in less than in hour. It’s enough to drive otherwise

By |2016-10-21T15:29:39-05:00February 1st, 2008|Blogging the Great River Road|Comments Off on Mardi Gras – It’s Not Just for People

Churches along the River Road

Continuing with the religious theme, let’s talk about churches. I am not a religious person (hard to believe after the last two posts, huh?), yet I never get tired of visiting churches. In many small towns, the church is the most impressive structure. In the mid- to late-1800s the Upper Miss Valley was the frontier, the edge of

By |2016-10-21T15:29:39-05:00December 11th, 2007|Blogging the Great River Road|Comments Off on Churches along the River Road

Shrines, Convents, and Saints

Now that the weekend road trips have slowed, I thought I would tell you about some of my favorite places from the summer. Let’s start with a few of the religious sites I visited, not churches but other places with religious significance. I’ll tell you about my favorite churches in another blog. Sinsinawa Mound (Wisconsin). I mentioned

By |2016-10-21T15:29:39-05:00November 29th, 2007|Blogging the Great River Road|Comments Off on Shrines, Convents, and Saints
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