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You Won’t Believe How Exciting The Lake Geneva Mailboat Tour Is

If you’re planning a trip through southern Wisconsin, one experience that should be at the top of your list is the Lake Geneva Mailboat Tour....

Amazing Finds at the Volo Museum That Blew My Mind

One of the most unique tourist attractions in Illinois is the Volo Museum. This massive, must-visit museum is tucked away in the town of Volo and...

Best 26 Unique Things To Do In Wisconsin

There are so many unique, fun, and quirky things to do in Wisconsin! From larger than life roadside attractions to unique collections and bucket-list...

Naples Bet On Pickleball Pays Off

Propped up against the door of my suite at Bellasera Hotel, the local newspaper has "Pickleball Tourney Worth Millions" splashed across its front page...

Joplin Still Healing Five Years Later

Bringing up the 2011 tornado that tore apart this southern Missouri town brought visible emotion to residents I met during a recent stop in...

Hanging Out With A Country Music Legend

Jerry Bradley sits a foot away from me, in an old waiting room chair from the RCA Records building on Music Row in Nashville. ...

Otis Redding Still Thrives In Macon, GA

This year will mark 50 years since the tragic plane crash that killed legendary musician Otis Redding.  Mr. Redding was just 26 years old...

On The Road With WICKED

Big trucks, gobs of wire and more crates than you can count.  It's organized chaos at the Fox Theater in Saint Louis as the...

Two Great Families One Small Town.

Cambridge, Ohio is no different than any other small town around the country.  And in every small town - people know people. During my recent...

The Best Little Zoo You’ve Never Heard Of

There's not a person in Gulf Shores, Alabama that doesn't know the name Patti Hall.   And, it didn't take but a few minutes to...

My Adventures On The Gorge

As a child I had absolutely zero interest in going to camp.  I'd hear about classmates heading off to remote places for weeks at...

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