Big Ten baseball: A look back at the conference tournament
The bats have been put away for some teams while others prepare to play on in the NCAA baseball tournament. But, nearly 48,000 fans saw 15 good games during the […]
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Big Ten baseball: Iowa wins battle of pitchers over Indiana
It looked more like a battle between two top seeds rather the lowest and highest seeded teams. In a pitching duel, eighth-seeded Iowa managed to score a 4-2 victory over […]
Metro CC, The Walking Tourists team to offer Midwest travel classes
Want to learn about day trips from the Omaha area? Maybe check out places where legends and celebrities called home in the Midwest? How about checking out some of the […]
Presidents Day: Midwesterners who served in the White House
About a third of American Presidents (15 of 44) have Midwestern roots. Can you name them? Only kidding. The quiz comes at the end of the post. We’ve visited seven […]
Forget the ‘Seven Wonders’ of the world, the Midwest has its share of the world’s largest attractions
The Midwest has long been considered “Flyover Country” between the coasts. But, if people take the region for granted, they miss out on a lot of interesting attractions and some […]
Northern Michigan drive brings waterfalls, bears, ship wrecks and fog
The last leg of our Northlands vacation was Duluth, Minnesota, and the scenic North Shore drive. The drive from St. Ignace, Michigan, to Duluth was supposed to be about 7.5 […]
History comes alive at Mackinac Island
Mackinac Island is so small… How small is it? Well, by the middle of summer, the number of horses matches the number of year-round residents. That would be 500. However, […]
‘Yooper’ provides beautiful scenery, drive
The “Yooper,” as northern Michiganders call the upper peninsula, is a beautiful area. A mix of forests and lakes gives this region its unique identity. Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (hence, Yooper) […]