The beautiful state of Colorado is a favorite travel destination for many people – families, nature lovers, adventure junkies, historians, artists and well, just about anyone can find something they love in Colorado. We’ve traveled there so often I can’t…
Always in search of a good cookie, I was delighted to learn about the biscochito during a visit to Albuquerque. It’s the official state cookie of New Mexico. This post contains affiliate links, which means we may receive a small…
When you think of Milwaukee Wisconsin, most people think of beer. It’s the home of great old names like Pabst, Schlitz and Hamm’s. These, along with Miller and Blatz, all date to the mid-1800s and have employed generations of Milwaukeeans.…
For a big burst of Mother Nature’s color, whatever the season, book a trip to West Monroe Louisiana and a wonderful place called the Biedenharn Museum & Gardens. Spring is especially lovely with nearly 5,000 tulips. But the collection of…
“The African Queen” starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn ranks as 39 in the top 100 movies of the 20th century. And of course, Bogie and Hepburn rank among the top actors of all time in their field. That’s why…
If you are a fan of the 1989 movie Steel Magnolias, starring Sally Field, Julia Roberts, Shirley McClaine, Dolly Parton, Daryl Hannah and Olympia Dukakis, then you owe yourself a road trip to Natchitoches, Louisiana. That’s because the movie was…
A visit to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in the heat of the summer, when the place I call home scores daily heat indexes around 110°, well, it just sounds like a preview of heaven. It was August when I first escaped…
The Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc Wisconsin is a much cooler travel destination than the name suggests. If you’re into history, especially World War II history, you are going to love this place. And if you have kids, they are…
On a stretch of U.S. Highway 31 through Hamilton County Indiana, just north of Indianapolis, you’ll drive past lots of cornfields and beautifully maintained farmsteads. Whether or not you appreciate the simplicity of America’s heartland, you really need to get yourself…