Sneaky is what my daughter is. I suggested a helicopter ride over Chicago for my husband for Christmas, Carrie said, “Is that really a present for dad, or is that a present for you?” With that, she turned the idea to Keith and gave the idea to him. Sneaky and brilliant, because I loved it! […]
Manitoulin Island is the largest freshwater island in the world. On the island itself there are three big lakes, Lake Kagawong, Lake Mindemoya and Lake Manitou. On top of that, the island has Bayfield Sound and South Bay and Manitowaning Bay! Needless to say, there is water and shoreline everywhere. Manitoulin Island is in Lake […]
When my late father retired, he opened a frame shop. He painted, drew and photographed and did it well. I wish I shared his artistic talents. While I don’t have his talent, I do however, share his enjoyment of the arts. When my husband Keith and I had the chance to visit Perivale Gallery and […]
The entire two and a half square miles of downtown of Eureka Springs is on the National Historic Register. I traveled to Eureka Springs on a hosted trip along with my friend Rose Hammit and a group of travel writers that are part of the North American Travel Journalists Association. When we drove into town […]
Growing up in Mattoon, Illinois we had a park not far from where I lived and my neighbor’s dad played in a municipal band there on weekends during the summer. We would go and watch him play sometimes. When I visited Mason City, Iowa on a hosted trip and learned I was going to the […]