I have a new exhibit up at the Fluno Center, 601 University Avenue, Madison, WI. It will be up until the end of the year so please stop by if you're in town! Although he didn’t coin the phrase, Horace Greeley…
When I finally extricated myself from the tangled web of traffic that is Las Vegas, I headed north on US Highway 93. Traffic there was light. I occasionally saw a car through the windshield. I occasionally saw a car in…
If you're tired of Revolutionary War history, you'll be glad to know that this post is about the Boston of today. From Logan International Airport you can either ride a taxi to town or catch a free shuttle bus that…
She got off to a rather awkward start. Her launch was scheduled for September 20, 1797. President John Adams and Massachusetts Governor Increase Sumner were present for the occasion. When the launch was initiated she moved down the slideways only…
The names of some cities immediately bring certain images into our minds. Las Vegas? Gambling. New York? Broadway shows. San Francisco? The Golden Gate Bridge. Franksville? Sauerkraut. So, when I recently had the opportunity to visit Boston, I posed the…
July 12, 2019 Dear Diary: The sunsets have not been very good this week. This was our last night of vacation on Washington Island so we decided to build a fire on the beach, roast some marshmallows, and see if…
When I'm planning a road trip, especially a long-distance one, I have a tendency to seek out big name destinations. Since I enjoy nature photography, I often plan my route to include National Parks. They could be parks that I…
Nothing official was scheduled the next morning at the Melia Panama Hotel in Colon. Some of us walked around the grounds with one of our guides to look at flora and fauna that we never see in the Midwest. Others…
The lock starts to close behind us. We awoke at 5 AM. The night's full moon had not quite set and the previous day's high temperature of 91° F had plunged to an overnight low of 79° F. Our suitcases…