Midwest travel links for November 2010

Check out some of these great Midwest-related stories I read online in this past month:

• Art Deco Landmark: Guardian Building-Kirsten Alana managed to drag in her heavy camera equipment (normally prohibited) and dodge security guards to capture these fantastic images of a real Art Deco gem in Detroit, Michigan. It's very difficult to capture the beauty of the Guardian Building with a hand-held camera, so my own shots never pleased me, but Kirsten's images really do capture much of the colorful grandeur of the classic building.
• Roebling's Last Gleaming-I fell in love with the Roebling Bridge when I first spotted it during a visit to Cincinnati. I became even more fascinated with the span after reading more about it and its link to the Brooklyn Bridge. Needless to say, I totally fell in love with Gordon Bombay's story from the Queen City Discovery blog and his stunning photos from atop the Roebling Bridge.



• Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky-Aaron, the voice behind The Adventures of the elatlboy, takes us on a tour of his favorite stops in this area along the Ohio River in Ohio and Kentucky. Just the mention of stopping at Skyline Chili makes me hungry!
• Halo Burger: Past, Present and Future-Bernard checks out this Flint, Michigan, classic (I love the olive burgers at Halo!) at the Flint Expatriates blog. He chats with the local chain's long-time owner and wonders if new generations of Flint residents will be able to enjoy the beloved burger as a new owner takes over the operation.



• Can I get that with a side of jet engine?-I remember when going to the airport to watch planes take off and land was a cheap date, so I enjoyed this post from Nicole at Arrows Sent Forth about visiting Hanger 5 in Columbus, Indiana, with her son. Mom and son enjoyed lunch while watching planes land and take off from a window by their restaurant booth. Can't think of many places you can do that in these days of heightened security concerns and theater!
• A Prairie Home Celebration-Minnesota photographer Valerie Jardin shares her photos and story about the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul at Travel Between the Pages. The theater, which celebrates its centennial this year, is home to Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion" and earned a spot on the National Registry of Historic Places in August of this year.
• 50 Reasons to love Minneapolis/St. Paul-the staff at City Pages put together this eclectic list of Twin City favorites to remind residents of why they love their towns as they hunker down for yet another winter.
• Pikes Peak State Park, McGregor, Iowa-Linda takes us to Pikes Peak at Travels with Children. No, it's not the famous mountain in Colorado. This Pikes Peak in Iowa predates Colorado's Pikes Peak, but both bear the name of explorer Zebulon Pike. He visited the bluff named for him in the Iowa park that overlooks the Mississippi River as he traveled westward.

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Comments

[Arrows Sent Forth]

Thanks for the mention! And I love the Cincinnati post, we're thinking of a weekend trip there in the next few months. Very helpful!

[Linda]

Thanks for the mention. Now I'm off to read about MSP--I love finding new places to visit and new reasons to love home!

[Dominique King]

Thanks, Nicole & Linda!

I like good list or round-up posts, and I thought those Cincy & MSP posts were nice examples of those types of posts :)

[Fly Girl]

That bridge looks amazing! You always inspire me to check out more of the Midwest besides the familiar Wisconsin, Indiana and rural Michigan (I love St. Joseph's).

[Dominique King]

I love bridges, and I absolutely love the Roebling bridge! It was especially fascinating to learn of its link to the Brooklyn Bridge (it was sort of a prototype of the Brooklyn span-both designed by the same architect).
One of the reasons I do this blog is to keep me on the lookout for things to explore, so I'm glad you enjoy exploring here with me :)

[Aaron Cruz]

Thanks for the mention! Gotta spend some time around the Roebling Bridge. An amazing post. It's inspiring me to get back to Cincinnati soon!