Category: History

2017 Year In Review

2017 turned out to be a pretty awesome year…..2018 has a lot to live up to – but, I am confident that it will prove to be up for the challenge! Here are the highlights of all that happened and some of my favorite… Continue Reading “2017 Year In Review”

2017 Hershey and Gettysburg PA Adventure

Yep…..this past week I was off on another grand adventure! This time, I met some friends in Hershey, PA and we explored around Hershey and Gettysburg over a couple of days. I drove down from WNY and they drove up from central NC. And,… Continue Reading “2017 Hershey and Gettysburg PA Adventure”

Photos of the Day – November 1st and 2nd

Welcome, November…… Here are my Photos of the Day for November 1-2, 2017: NOVEMBER 1 # 305 Photo Prompt – Blue: “140th NY Infantry – Rochester – Union Army – Battle of Gettysburg” #blue BTW – the nose on this monument is so shiny… Continue Reading “Photos of the Day – November 1st and 2nd”

2017 LeClair, Iowa

More from my second full day in Iowa……after I left Dyersville and the Field of Dreams house, I headed south to LeClair, IA. I put LeClair in the plans because that is where the American Pickers from the TV show have their shop (they… Continue Reading “2017 LeClair, Iowa”

2017 Dyersville, Iowa

Continuing on with the photos from my recent Iowa Adventure…….on my second full day, I stayed a little closer to Dubuque – the farthest I traveled that day was a little over an hour. My first stop was about 20 minutes outside Dubuque and… Continue Reading “2017 Dyersville, Iowa”

2017 Clear Lake, Iowa

The Day The Music Died……it happened just north of Clear Lake, Iowa in a corn field just after midnight on February 3, 1959. It was the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper (JP Richardson), and Ritchie Valens, as well as the… Continue Reading “2017 Clear Lake, Iowa”

2017 Dubuque, Iowa

So, I’m working on coloring in the states on a map of the US — states I’ve visited are colored pink! After last year’s Most Excellent Adventure – where we visited 21 states in 34 days in a motor home – I ended up… Continue Reading “2017 Dubuque, Iowa”

Photos of the Day – Oct 9, 10, 11, and 12

So….I went on a short, but GREAT adventure this week…..I went to Iowa!!! I’ll, of course, have a detailed post (or maybe posts) to talk about all the cool things I did and saw while I was there – accompanied by some amazing photos!!!… Continue Reading “Photos of the Day – Oct 9, 10, 11, and 12”

2017 New England States Adventure – Maine

Continuing on with photos from my recent motor home adventure through the New England States. To recap — I’ve posted about all the lobster and crab we ate, our time in Connecticut – where we spent three nights in the Niantic / Mystic area,… Continue Reading “2017 New England States Adventure – Maine”

Photos of the Day – October 7th and 8th

Here are my Photos of the Day for October 7-8, 2017: OCTOBER 7 # 280 Photo Prompt – Relaxing: “Tea, a Book, and a Comfy Patio Chair” #relaxing OCTOBER 8 # 281 Photo Prompt – A Treasure: “Keepsakes” #atreasure The photo is my Grandfather,… Continue Reading “Photos of the Day – October 7th and 8th”