Arcola’s Hippie Memorial
Who would have ever expected to find a hippie memorial in downtown Arcola? This Midwestern town is where Raggedy Ann and Andy came…
Category: Arts & Culture
Art, sculpture, theater, plays, dance, museums, music
A Ride in a Red Baby
It was the show in Portland, Indiana where I saw Wendell Kelch’s International Harvester truck, the Red Baby. This truck was made by…
Photo-Shoot on Route 66!- Preparing for a Tractor Drive.
The area where we live is known for two things, Abraham Lincoln and Route 66. This coming June 16-18 of 2017, we will be…
Running with the Rumleys
The 2016 American Thresherman show in Pinckneyville, IL was filled with the rumbles of Rumley tractors and one very rare Rumley truck belonging…
A Ride in a Bi-Plane over Portland
This year was the 51st Tri State Gas & Engine Show in Portland, Indiana. At this massive show, I heard one young man…