The Jackie Robinson movie “42” is my kind of movie. It’s about baseball and history, which I love. And it’s a real story with real people and real drama that crappy reality TV will never in a million years give…
Go Down Below in the Salt Mine Museum in Hutchinson Kansas
Most of us probably never give a thought about the salt and other stuff they put on the roads in the winter time to break up snow and ice. Am I right? Where does it come from? Is it edible…
McMenamins Edgefield – A Fun Weekend Getaway near Portland Oregon
For a great weekend near Portland, Oregon, I suggest you check out a place called McMenamins Edgefield. Whatever you like in a weekend getaway, Edgefield has it. A ☑ boutique hotel ☑ spa ☑ golf course ☑ concert venue ☑…
Visiting Montreal’s Beautiful Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica
Montreal ranks as one of my top five North American cities for so many reasons — the food, the language and culture, the fashions and the history. Possibly my most favorite site in Montreal is the Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica.…
Pay Your Respects at Ernest Hemingway’s Final Resting Place in Ketchum Idaho
The great author Ernest Hemingway could have chosen as his final resting place anywhere in the world, for he was truly at home everywhere in the world. For many, he is most closely associated with Key West Florida. Some say…
Playful and Adorable Street Murals in Cincinnati
I love it when a city claims its identity and celebrates its past with street art and oversized street murals for the public. Numerous communities have adopted this tactic for enlivening their city streets, but nobody does street art and…
Visiting the John Denver Sanctuary, Aspen Colorado
John Denver’s love of the outdoors, the human spirit and the simple gifts of Mother Nature are among the reasons I was one of his biggest fans. He and his first wife Annie lived in a log home in Aspen,…
Sturgis South Dakota – an American Icon
Sturgis South Dakota on a Sunday afternoon in May is frighteningly quiet, kinda spooky and almost anti-climactic. There was not a soul to be seen. One beat-up pick-up truck sat alone on Main Street. The tattoo parlors, bars and pool…
Purse Museum In Little Rock Celebrates Women’s Rights
I felt so ridiculous. I was standing in a museum in Little Rock, Arkansas and I was fighting back tears. But sure enough, tears welled up in my eyes as I stopped at one bright display case. There it was —…