A Visit to Warsaw Illinois!
A day in Warsaw, Illinois brought some unexpected pleasures. This river town has a lot of history Keith and I discovered when we…
Category: Highway history
The Lincoln-Van Buren Trail
Traveling through Rochester, Illinois numerous times I’ve seen the sign on denoting the Lincoln-Van Buren Trail, along with the huge stone silo in…
Lincoln trail in Carlinville IL
On a Sunday afternoon Keith and I took off for a drive. We wanted to wander, and found ourselves in Carlinville, Illinois. While…
Encounter with James Dean!
On our way home from Portland, Indiana, we stopped in Fairmount Indiana’s Grant County. It was where James Dean lived most of his…
Day-tripping in Dunkirk Indiana!
Keith and I visited Jay County recently. We came to town for the Tri-State Gas and Engine Show. While there, Gyneth Ausburger, Director…