Spring helps KC City Market pop
What a difference a season makes! We first visited Kansas City’s City Market last December. While the merchants were open for business, there were only a few vendors on site […]
Roadtrip to Conference in St. Louis
My husband and I started this blog more than two years ago now. We know that we’ve come a long ways since those first posts. However, we know that, as with anything, […]
Hampton Inn offers comfortable stay in Kearney
Hampton Inn in Kearney, Nebraska, is new to the area, but already looks like it will be popular with visitors. We stayed at the hotel during a recent trip to […]
Wave Pizza – a beach party in the middle of America
A beachfront pizza joint…in the middle of America? Wave Pizza Company and Bonzai Beach Club calls Grand Island, Nebraska, home. As soon as you see the building’s exterior, you know […]
Baseball season is here: Enjoy the game and take in some history
“Take me out to the ball game” rings out at hundreds of ball parks across the American landscape as the national pastime is underway for 2014. Major and minor league […]
‘War Horse’ good story; puppeteers star as horses
“War Horse” is a fast moving, suspenseful play, with a side of humor. The play at the Orpheum Theatre in Omaha focuses on the lead character Albert and his horse, […]
Pioneer Village provides lesson in American progress
Pioneer Village in Minden, Nebraska, offers visitors a chance to look back through American history. The museum focuses on life in America from the mid-1800s to the mid-1960s. I remember […]
Tim’s walking challenge: 3 months down, ahead of the game
The walk across America continues. After three months, I have “traveled” 774.11 miles. Based on Googlemaps.com, I am at Grand Junction, Colorado. It was a challenge to average the steps […]
Illinois capitol buildings give peek into state’s history
Abraham Lincoln may be the most famous citizen of Springfield, Illinois. But many famous names have served there as governor of Illinois. Adlai Stevenson. James Thompson. Rod Blagojevich. Good and […]
Top 10 things we learned about St. Louis
Normally, when we travel, it’s to new places. However, our recent trip to St. Louis was the fifth or sixth since the late 1990s. So, with that in mind, we came […]