History on Display
Road Trip Through History: Historic Fort Snelling
For anyone who missed the memo, My Own True Love and I spent last week in the Twin Cities, finishing up the last bit of our multi-year exploration of the Great River Road. It was wonderful. We enjoyed lots of history-nerdery, learned some amazing stories,(1) and danced to a local Cajun band(2)—a perfect way to…
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Back for one last section of the Great River–and a post from the archives
In November, 2015, My Own True Love and I began what turned into a multi-year adventure, driving the Great River Road along the Mississippi from where the river begins in Minnesota to where it ends in Louisiana. * We envisioned doing the entire trip in three weeks—a totally unrealistic assessment given the fact that between…
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Road Trip Through History: George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogical Center
The National Museum of the Pacific War was on our Austin must-see list for twelve years; we went to the George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Center because we had some time to fill. It turned out to be a happy accident. Because we went to the museum on a whim, we hadn’t spent any…
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