Persistence and Luck Led Me to Jail

When I visited with the Prairie du Chien (Wisconsin) Chamber of Commerce last week, I learned that the old courthouse has a jail/prison/dungeon in the basement that is sometimes open for tours. I got the name of a contact in the local historical society who had led tours in the past. I called, but he

By |2016-10-21T15:29:33-05:00February 16th, 2009|Blogging the Great River Road|Comments Off on Persistence and Luck Led Me to Jail

More Festival-ing

One of my goals this summer was to go festival crazy, while not overdosing on corn dogs and funnel cakes. Mission accomplished. I only had one corn dog and one funnel cake, but I couldn’t pass up my first (and last) fried Twinkie. Here’s a list of the festivals that were part of my summer/fall circuit: • National

By |2016-10-21T15:29:41-05:00October 24th, 2007|Blogging the Great River Road|3 Comments

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

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