Kayaking in Fort Lauderdale with Atlantic Coast Kayak
In this past year, I’ve been to Florida twice. Once to Tampa and, more recently, to Fort Lauderdale. Previously, when I thought about visiting Florida, it was all about sun, […]
Take me to Kansas City’s downtown
The neat thing about visiting Kansas City in mid-Autumn is that it seems to have a later fall season than we do in Omaha. Amazing how a couple hours’ drive […]
Football exhibit examines the science and technology used in the game at Ashland’s Strategic Air and Space Museum
Ever wonder why your favorite quarterback is critiqued for “throwing off his back foot?” Or, maybe wonder if it’s more than timing that helps the receiver catch the football 50 […]
Enjoying a stroll among Mason City statues
We’ve been to Mason City, Iowa, a few times over the past year. Each time we visited, I wanted to take a stroll along the city’s Sculpture Walk. I’m a […]
Omaha’s Old Market is a potpourri of interests
Omaha’s Old Market packs a lot in a small area. The area was originally a wholesale and retail area for early-day Omaha and the area. Today, it’s a retail and […]
Hastings Museum offers interesting exhibits of regional history
Hastings is a small city, sitting almost smack-dab in the center of Nebraska. Most people may think its museum is just another small town museum. They’d be wrong. The Hastings […]
December Midwest Twitter Chat featuring Kansas City
The winds have begun to change and the chill in the air is getting a little more brisk. The colorful leaves that were hanging on have become a little more […]
Did you know Kool-Aid was invented in Hastings, Nebraska?
Remember when you finally got the chance to make your own Kool-Aid as a kid? Did you have a Kool-Aid stand to make millions of dollars (that really turned out […]
“Heeeere’s Johnny!”; Norfolk honors its Husker celebrity
Nebraska has turned out some truly famous celebrities – Henry Fonda, Marlon Brando, Nick Nolte, Fred Astaire, David Janssen, Dick Cavitt, etc. Is anyone a bigger Nebraska celebrity than Johnny […]
Quartzite cliffs are major draw at South Dakota’s Palisades State Park
Sioux Falls is home to several buildings made from locally mined quartzite. We thought it would be interesting to visit an area with quartzite in a natural setting. Palisades State […]