Enjoying the view along Kenosha lakefront
Kenosha has seen its name change a few times. A lot of communities have gone through that as part of their history. As Pike Creek gave way to Southport, which […]
Sioux City’s Orpheum Theatre enjoys its resurrection, from vaudeville to the symphony
Built in 1927, Sioux City’s Orpheum Theatre is a beautiful throwback to the days of vaudeville and early movie houses. Omaha’s Fred Astaire performed here. Joseph Cotton entertained crowds. The […]
4 reasons to crave CRAVE Omaha + Giveaway
Happy Hour. Date Night. Dad’s Night (Father’s Day). Any time is a good time to check out CRAVE in Omaha! Some of my blogger girlfriends and I took in a […]
Enjoying a rockin’ time at Sioux City’s Hard Rock Casino and Hotel
Lisa loves visiting Hard Rock Cafes. So, her geekiness bubbled over when the Hard Rock Casino and Hotel opened in Sioux City two years ago. She longed to spend a […]
Exploring Sioux City, part II
The only person to die during the Lewis and Clark expedition died near Sioux City. This fact doesn’t go unnoticed as the city celebrates its early American history – Native […]
Exploring Sioux City, Part I
Sioux City’s stockyards rivaled its regional neighbors when it came to processing cattle, hogs and other critters. Meatpacking plants were natural offshoots. Times change. The stockyards and meatpacking plants are in […]
Lighthouse shines on Kenosha history
The Great Lakes have devoured a great number of ships and lives throughout history. An estimated 6,000 boats and ships have been ravaged by the five lakes, taking up to […]
Stillwater, Minnesota: Charm built on logging history
Logs flooded St. Croix River so thickly that they needed to be guided downstream. Lumberjacks would balance themselves on the logs, driving the spring harvest to town. The log rollers […]
Exploring Minnesota’s Great River Road
Starting deep in the Northwoods of Minnesota and running 3,000 miles south to the Delta, the Mississippi River is perhaps America’s most famous waterway. Ten states border the river. […]
‘Seeing the elephant’ at Kenosha’s Civil War Museum
After the first shots were fired at Fort Sumter, throwing the United States into its Civil War, more than a million men from the upper Midwest enlisted in the Union […]