Disney Museum highlights Walt’s life in Marceline, Missouri
Walt Disney was proud to call a small Missouri town home. Disney spent five years of his life in Marceline, in northern Missouri. But they were the most formative of […]
May Midwest Travel Twitter Chat featuring Springfield, Illinois – #MWTravel
Travel With Sara and The Walking Tourists are so excited to share the fun at our May Midwest Travel Chat using #MWTravel. Our featured destination will be Springfield, IL. If you’d […]
Missouri’s Highway 36 earns ‘Genius’ nickname
A span of less than 200 miles in northern Missouri is home to some of the greatest innovators in American history. Highway 36 – AKA “The Genius Highway” – is […]
10 things to do in Nebraska
Nebraska IS “The Good Life.” This is a very popular slogan with us. Nebraska has a lot of interesting attractions – both historical and cultural. Of course, most people probably […]
Festivals and celebrations to warm Midwest’s summer months
Summer means lots of festivals and special events. Most communities have music and art festivals. However, we have learned that our Midwestern brethren celebrate a lot of different things. The […]
Arbor Day has roots in Nebraska; Tree beauty abounds
Warren Buffett is credited with saying “Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree long ago.” How many of us even think about a tree’s life […]
10 places to check out in Kansas City
We’ve been to Kansas City dozens of times over the years. It seems each visit we find something new to see and learn about. So, when Lisa asked me if […]
Oklahoma City memorial: Something positive grows from tragedy
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 […]
Omaha has new airline for trips to Florida and California
Everyone looks for deals when traveling. None of us want to pay more than we need to in order to fly or drive on vacations or other trips. It’s always […]
Frank H. Woods museum documents phone history in Lincoln, Nebraska
Alexander Graham Bell is credited with inventing the telephone in January 1875. A few years later, the first telephone made its appearance in Lincoln, Nebraska. The first phone in Lincoln […]