The Past Should Be Forever

Prehistoric Indian Village is nestled between trees growing tall on a bluff above what is now Lake Mitchell. Before the dam was built, Firesteel Creek fed the area. It’s not difficult to find, if you pay attention to the signs leading you there (I didn’t). Jerry and I eventually found our way, but …
Sweet Dream
Randolph Railroad Days; the Cabin Fever Cure of Imagination

It’s late March, and it’s still winter in south-eastern Minnesota. Monochrome snow, dormant trees and salt-crusted roads greet the eye every time you’re forced to go outdoors. A person longs for warm sun, the varied shades of green in grass and healthy leaves, and the vivid colors of spring flowers, …
Fit for Kings
Y? Because.
Appearing on the National Register of Historic Places, this Y-shaped bridge has spanned the Licking and Muskingum Rivers in Ohio since 1814. The first bridge (wooden trestle and stone piers) across the two spans was a toll bridge, with the toll house on the center pier – foot traffic 3 …
Peace and Joy? Maybe next year…
It’s tradition – a present earnestly desired. It’s absurd – a tacky lamp won as an award which becomes a point of contention and embarrassment. It’s hauntingly familiar – have you ever been Triple-dog Dared? It’s an icon of childhood: It’s A Christmas Story. And Ralphie’s house in Cleveland, Ohio, has …
Dashing down the slopes
Breakfast at the Robin’s Nest

Robin’s Nest Café Where: 11014 County Hwy. B, Hayward, Wisconsin When: Winter hours, open from 7am to 2 pm, Saturday and Sunday Contact information: Phone (715) 462-3132 Website: www.robinsnest-hayward.com They also have a Facebook page We get up to Hayward, WI, twice a year; once in the summer for vacation, …