Big River Magazine just published a story I wrote about the extant churches designed by Father Mazzuchelli (Jan/Feb issue). If you have trouble finding a copy, check out their website for locations where you can buy it, or, just send me a note privately and I'll see what I can do.
Hey, everyone. I'm currently on vacation, traveling around the Southwest US. I'll post a new blog about the River Road when I get home next week. Until then, feel free to poke around in the archives or check out the photos.
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.
I just added some pics from the Rock Island Grand Prix. You can get to them here.
On Labor Day weekend, the streets of downtown Rock Island are converted into a race track for souped-up go karts.
Places along the Mississippi from Quad Cities south to northern Missouri experienced near-record flood levels in the summer of 2008.
