Mining in the Sumpter Valley and beyond offers history galore
Growing up in the Midwest, I am familiar with mining, but coal mining. It was interesting being exposed to the gold mining history…
Category: Historical Travel
Museums, historical sites, historic figures
Engineer for a day on the Sumpter Valley Rail Road!
Who didn’t want to be an engineer as a kid? It’s kind of like that desire to be an astronaut or a Hollywood…
Walk Through Beautiful Downtown Baker City
Before meeting Timothy Bishop of the Baker City Tourism Bureau for an early morning breakfast at the Lone Pine Cafe I took a…
Agricultural History in Southern IL
When I learned that there was a historic agricultural tour taking place in Southern Illinois from Carol Hoffman of the Southernmost Illinois Tourism…
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…