Waynesville, Missouri, likely saw more Civil War action during its recent Old Settlers Day than it did during the actual Civil War in the 1860s. Pulaski County, which Waynesville is […]
Who would think that a guy from a small Nebraska village would rank as one of the all-time great pitchers in Major League Baseball? Grover Cleveland Alexander was born in […]
Long before Route 66 ran through Pulaski County, Mastodons roamed south central Missouri. Native Americans used the trail to hunt animals. White settlers used the route to travel to Springfield […]
My mom used to work at an ice cream factory in Omaha. She once said that you never want to see how something is made, especially if it’s something you […]
I’m not sure if anything is more Americana than small town festivals. The residents of Wilber, Nebraska, know how to put on a festival…and a parade. We recently visited Wilber […]
More than 100,000 Native Americans were forced from their homes in the southeastern United States and marched thousands of miles to “Indian territory” (now Oklahoma) in the late 1830s. This […]
Who comes to mind when you are asked for great artists of all time? Monet? Picasso? Rembrandt? Omaha’s Joslyn Art Museum is home to an original Rembrandt piece. A portrait […]
I’ve long had a fascination with Jesse James’ story. Lisa and I have been slowly taking a Jesse James “tour” around the Midwest. The James-Younger Gang ran into not-so “Minnesota […]
Mrs. C and an early rocker hail from a small southern Minnesota city. Marion Ross and Eddie Cochran grew up in Albert Lea. They were each proud of their […]
Folks driving along Interstate 90 outside of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, may notice a giant bull head staring back at them. You may have heard of the Little House on […]
