Smelling the flowers in our Midwest botanical gardens
Spring is in full bloom. So are the flowers and plants in our area. We thought we’d take a look at the botanical gardens available to Midwesterners to take in […]
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Welcome to Spring
It’s here! It’s here! Not the new phone book (Steve Martin fans, smile). Spring. Spring time is upon us. Time to put away the heavy coats, mittens, scarves and galoshes. […]
Let’s go fly a kite: Clear Lake’s Color the Wind festival
Kites sure have changed since I was a kid. For a few cents (definitely a dollar or less), you could get a plastic kite. You put the wooden T-frame in […]
New places, familiar haunts highlight our 2016 travel plans
Trips to Indiana, Wisconsin and return visits to Seattle, South Dakota and North Dakota highlight our 2016 travel plans. Clear Lake, Iowa Our travel schedule kicks off with a February […]
Enjoying Clear Lake in the winter
People tend to hate the snow and cold that comes with winter. Lisa and I visited Clear Lake, Iowa, recently. The weather wasn’t the greatest. A fog prevented us from […]
Looking forward to Midwest Travel Twitter Chat 2016 by looking back at 2015
When Sara of Travel with Sara and I started this chat last year, I honestly wasn’t sure what would happen. Along with Sara, Tim and I are very passionate about our […]
January Midwest Travel Twitter Chat featuring Clear Lake, IA
Our very first Midwest Travel Twitter Chat was last January and featured Clear Lake, IA. Our partner and co-host of the Midwest Travel Chat, Travel with Sara, lives right outside […]
‘Top of Iowa’ center welcomes visitors to North Iowa communities
Iowa has some unique rest stops. They go above and beyond the basic accommodations a person may expect to encounter. Iowa has a dozen or so along Interstates 35 and […]
Clear Lake Fire Museum highlights local history
People wanting a break from water activities in Clear Lake can catch a ride into local history with a visit to the Clear Lake Fire Museum. The museum is located […]
Condo gives us view of marina, Clear Lake
Our stay in Clear Lake came with a nautical theme. Not only did we have a view of a marina and the lake from our balcony, we had a “beach […]