Ballard Locks is Seattle’s gateway to Pacific Northwest waterways
Boats of all sizes pass through the Ballard Locks in the Seattle area. The locks handle about 75,000 vessels moving from fresh water to sea water and back. Our […]
Spending a beautiful day on Bainbridge Island
This trip marked our second visit to Bainbridge Island, Washington. The first thing I notice as the ferry approaches the island community is the beauty of the area. Surrounded by […]
Kenosha’s public art scene
Art comes in all shapes and sizes. It can be a mural on the side of a building, or a statue along the lakefront. In Kenosha, Wisconsin, the public art […]
Nebraska Passport 2016: Norfolk’s Elkhorn Valley Museum
What if I told you that you knew of at least three famous people from Norfolk, Nebraska? Would you doubt me? Of course you would. Because, in reality, there are […]
National Park Service at 100: Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
My youngest daughter used to joke that the Grand Canyon was “a big hole in the ground.” Now, as an adult, she was excited to visit Grand Canyon National Park […]
National Park Service at 100: Mount Rushmore, South Dakota
Four great American presidents look out over the South Dakota landscape at Mount Rushmore. Their view is as amazing as the view they provide the millions of people who visit […]
National Park Service at 100: Oklahoma City National Memorial, Oklahoma
April 19, 1995. This is the date that American-born terrorism struck in the heartland of America. This is the date that Timothy McVeigh parked a rental truck loaded with explosives […]
National Park Service at 100: President Lincoln’s home, Illinois
Presidents Day is a little more special to me after visiting Springfield, Illinois. While spending a week in St. Louis, Lisa and I took a day trip to Springfield, Illinois. […]
National Park Service at 100: Alcatraz Island, California
Alcatraz Island was home to one of America’s toughest prisons. It was also here that my brother stepped into the world’s spotlight during the Native American occupation. My brother Johnny […]
National Park Service at 100: President Clinton childhood home, Arkansas
“I believe in a place called Hope.” Those words ended the acceptance speech of then Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton at the 1992 Democratic Party convention. Clinton eventually went on to […]