Cranberry Fest
Wisconsin grows more cranberries than any other place. This being Wisconsin, some of them end up in cheese and beer. Here's a few photos from the largest cranberry-related festival in the state, CranFest in Warrens.
(Not) Clowning Around
I’ve been reading a lot of local histories lately. As I come across stories that get my attention, I'll share them with you, like this one from Potosi, Wisconsin. During the pioneer years in Potosi, brothers Samuel and Henry Redman were ornery cusses. They lived in Dutch Hollow, a German community that began life as
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
Midwestern Ruins
Pictures of decaying buildings and abandoned places.
The Little Church in the Little Town on the Back Road
Wednesday got off to a rough start. At 5:30 in the morning, the hookers in the room next to mine were fighting with their pimp. This woke me up. Unable to get back to sleep, I decided to go ahead and start my day, so I jumped in the shower, which, for some reason,
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