Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets a shopping gem in Kenosha area
Shop ‘til you drop! At the Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets, it would be an easy thing to do. Lisa and I are fans of walking (duh!) and the Wisconsin outlet […]
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June Midwest Travel Chat – Visit Decorah
We have been to several cultural festivals the last couple of years. We have now added the Nordic Fest to that bucket list. This year Decorah, IA will be celebrating […]
Nebraska tourism: Passport program invites you to check out the state
Summer is right around the corner…and Nebraska awaits. More than 60 communities will hang out their welcome signs as part of Nebraska Tourism’s Nebraska passport 2016 program. The program encourages […]
Reliving our Dublin holiday
St. Patrick’s Day always brings back memories to our trip to the Emerald Isle. It’s weird to think that it’s been almost 11 years since we spent two amazing weeks […]
March Midwest Travel Twitter Chat – RoamRight
Disclosure: Thanks to RoamRight for sponsoring this post and the March Midwest Travel Twitter Chat. This post does include an affiliate link. All opinions and views are ours. Tim and […]
Vacation memories: Minnesota Paul Bunyan hunt
Part of an ongoing series reviewing past trips: Who would spend most of a day tracking down Paul Bunyan-related statues and attractions in Minnesota including driving almost 50 miles in […]
Black History: Topeka’s Brown vs. Board of Education ended racial segregation in schools
Segregation in education was common through the first half of the 1900s. It would take a series of class action lawsuits and a United States Supreme Court decision to end […]
National Park Service offers free admission dates as part of its centennial in 2016
The National Park Service turns 1oo years old in 2016. Do you know what the very first national park was? Yellowstone National Park was deemed a national park in 1872 […]
Buffalo Wings and Rings tops our favorite sports eateries
Everyone seems to have their favorite sports hangout. For me, I enjoy catching a game or two at our local Buffalo Wings and Rings (BWR). We’ve been fans since it […]
Harlem Globetrotters returning to Lincoln this spring
As a kid, I loved the Harlem Globetrotters. Meadowlark Lemon, Curly Neal. They were the stars of my youth as the Globetrotters consistently beat the hapless Washington Generals. The Globetrotters […]