My brush with the Beatles at Walnut Ridge
Walnut Ridge, Arkansas is a small town with a big story. It all begins September 18, 1964, when the Beatles made a brief…
Category: Historical Travel
Museums, historical sites, historic figures
Nic’s Steakhouse & Pub, a night away
Note, this venue is now closed. We had been stuck at home for days. Between winter weather and a bout of flu, I…
Mother Jones, a legend in our backyard
Right in the midst of central Illinois is the history of a firebrand woman that changed the history of labor. Mary Harris…
Mahan Filling Station, a Route 66 landmark at Fulgenzi’s
Are you a Route 66 enthusiast? If so, you might want to stop at the Mahan Filling Station. This former gas station, thought…
A Travel Poem & Thank You from me in 2017
I traveled to the ocean Key West palms called my name The beauty of the narrow streets The colored houses And the Independence…