United Flight 232 departed Denver en route to Chicago for should have been a typical uneventful flight. About midway through the trip, the plane lost its rear engine, and soon after all ability to control the plane, Capt. Al Haynes declared an emergency. The plane was directed to land in Sioux City, Iowa. The story […]
A walk along Sioux City’s Historic Fourth Street provides an interesting look into the city’s history of architecture, as well as taking in some noteworthy artwork. The historic district is home to more than a dozen architecture designs from the late 19th century. Within a two-block walk, you can find buildings constructed between 1889 […]
Known to non-Native Americans as Chief War Eagle, the man buried atop the bluff overlooking the Missouri and Big Sioux Rivers is better known as Waŋbdí Okíčhize among the Dakota (Santee Sioux). A monument honoring the man is located near his burial site, which watches over the rivers’ confluence near Sioux City. Waŋbdí Okíčhize actually translates […]
Sioux City was once home to one of the largest railroad repair shops in the Midwest. As part of the Milwaukee Road railroad company, the northwest Iowa city had the company’s second largest repair complex. Milwaukee was the largest for the company. Today, the former repair shop serves as the Sioux City Railroad Museum. Situated […]
Popcorn? Or pop corn? Hmmmm…For the folks at Jolly Time in Sioux City, Iowa, they have preferred pop corn since launching the company in 1914. Today, Jolly Time ranks among the top brands nationally. Jolly Time has long been a favorite of people, so the great-granddaughter of founder Cloid Smith thought it would be a […]
My dad loved the Twin Bing candy bar. It’s not a traditional candy bar, as it’s more of a mound bar than a flat candy bar. It has a cherry nougat center encased in chocolate and nuts. It doesn’t look appealing, but it tastes so very good. Every Aug. 30th – the anniversary of his […]
Costumes, celebrities and conversations highlighted the 2016 O Comic Con pop culture convention over the weekend. Thousands of people either dressed up as their favorite comic book, anime, movie or television characters or visited to check out the event. The event at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs was well organized. The sponsors learned from […]
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 great actors Kirk Douglas and Katherine Hepburn performed live on the stage. Then, vaudeville went away. In its place, movie theaters took over. In the […]
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 weekend at the hotel. Well, she got her wish, and it didn’t disappoint. From the second you enter the lobby doors of the hotel, you […]
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 and European. The Lewis and Clark expedition in 1804-06 is a part of an interesting history that has unfolded along the banks of the Missouri […]
