By TOM & PATTI BURKETT In 1932, George Washington Carver was invited to speak to the United States Congress, which at the time was considering a tariff on imported peanuts. Members …
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By Tom and Patti Burkett We heard from Tom’s sister that the West Baden Spa Hotel in French Lick , Indiana was something to see, so when we were in …
By Tom and Patty Burkett We recently saw “Rocketman,” the Elton John biopic, and in one of the grand scenes he’s sitting at the the piano on a rotating stage …
Driving across Nebraska on highway 4, it’s hard to miss the big building sitting at the top of the hill. From below, it looks like a plow blade cutting through the …
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By Tom and Patti Burkett The first time we pulled into the Blue Heron Visitor Center the place was buzzing. Food tents were up, children were chasing big metal and wooden …
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By Tom & Patti Burkett Driving across Nebraska on highway 4, it’s hard to miss the big building sitting at the top of the hill. From below, it looks like a …
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By Tom and Patti Burkett For years we’ve had the City Museum of Saint Louis on our list of travel stops, so recently when we went to visit out park ranger daughter …
By Tom and Patti Burkett We were looking forward to a stop in Lindsborg, Kansas. Many of Tom’s ancestors are Swedish, and we maintain a number of Swedish traditions, especially around …
Southern Illinois is nestled between two of the biggest rivers on the continent. Historically, regular floods of both the Ohio and the Mississippi left the region covered deep in silt, fantastically …
By Tom & Patti Burkett Off the beaten path travel is all about small towns. The last generation highways and two-lane roads that wind through every state go right down …
Do you remember that scene when Maria runs across the mountain meadow singing “the hills are alive?” We never knew the Sound of Music was based on a true story. When the …
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New Haven Connecticut is probably best known as he home of Yale University, and if you go there, you would certainly enjoy a walk around that iconic campus. But New …
If you’re someone who enjoys boondocking, you’re sure to have discovered the treasures to be found in the US National Forests. Some of these tracts are huge, and most of …
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If you’re someone who enjoys boondocking, you’re sure to have discovered the treasures to be found in the US National Forests. Some of these tracts are huge, and most of …
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It seems that every major urban area has a favored natural retreat that draws its residents when it comes to getting away for a while. For Angelinos it’s the beach. …
We were meandering in the Hill Country of Texas and did what we often do, pulled off in the next small town and went into the library. We found a …
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We’re wondering if you remember Joe Palooka. If you don’t, we’ll remind you that he’s an easygoing animated heavyweight prize fighter who starred in comic strips, radio shows, and movies …
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Along the Trail of the Mountain Spirits in the Gila National Forest of New Mexico are the fascinating Gila Cliff Dwellings. This site is in the National Forest, and is …
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We were in Franklin, Indiana, and Rob Shilts was waiting for us, out of the rain, beneath a marquee that dazzled with a half-mile of neon and a thousand chasing …