My semi-regular blog documenting the fun and excitement of traveling along the Mississippi River.
I have a hard time writing blogs while I’m on the road, because my days are packed from dawn to dusk. Yesterday, for example, I ran around Dubuque for about 10 hours checking out another church, 5 more B&Bs, some shops, and a library. By the time I finished dinner, it was 8:30 and my energy level was near
NOTE: The Red Lion closed in September 2011. Sorry. You missed it. As much as I’d like to keep a place like the Red Lion Pub to myself, I just can’t. You need to know about this place, and you need to go there. Now. The Red Lion is located on Wisconsin’s Great River Road
I meant to post this last week, but a nasty stomach flu knocked me out of action for several days. On to the blog... On my last visit to La Crosse (Wisconsin), I went to a bar called Players with a couple of long-time friends. Players is neither flashy nor unpleasant, sort of a working
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
When I think of turtles, which is usually only when I see one flattened on the blacktop of a back road, I don’t usually think of them as food (although I do think of them as dinner plates). Wednesday night, though, fried turtle was one of the specials at Schultzie’s Supper Club in Dickeyville, Wisconsin, so,
I came up with the idea for this project almost two years ago. Since then, I have road tripped across some 34,000 miles of Great River Road blacktop; eaten at dives and fine dining establishments; slept in flea bag motels and in royal comfort; visited dozens of small town museums and libraries; danced the salsa
