My semi-regular blog documenting the fun and excitement of traveling along the Mississippi River.
Justin was the 12th most common name for boys in the United States in 1980s, a fact I didn’t really need to look up after last weekend. In Chicago for a quick respite, I watched Justin Townes Earle perform at an open air festival in Oak Park – a spirited, rollicking performance with his buddy
In North Dakota, artist Gary Greff built monumental metal sculptures and placed them along a desolate county road that connects the village of Regent with the rest of the world via Interstate 94. He dubbed this 30 mile stretch of road The Enchanted Highway. Even if you don’t see the magic in his creations,
A few random thoughts from the road: A big boat Fun Fact #1: Last week I visited a marina that, like many marinas along the Mississippi, is home to a lot of boats that have more bedrooms than your average suburban house. What I didn’t know is that most of those big boats
It’s been a busy summer for natural disasters in the Upper Miss – flash floods, near record crests along the Miss herself from Davenport to Winfield, freak thunderstorms that darkened much of the Quad Cities and flung a trampoline into a helpless Prius, and cascading technology failures that stranded a certain travel writer in St.
Simplicity is best! © Dean Klinkenberg, 2008
You never know where you’re going to find the good stuff. Last week I had a dreary visit to downtown Clinton, Iowa, a dreariness amplified by my own weary mood, as I searched in vain for unique stores and signs of street life. This week in Clinton couldn’t have been more different. After a morning
