Check out some of these great Midwest-related stories I read online during this past month:
- Belle Isle Boat Club: A Quick Tour-I've been to Detroit's Belle Isle a number of times, but I've yet to see the inside of the Belle Isle Boat Club. Fortunately, Charlie found the building open during one of his two-wheeled explorations of the city and scored an invitation to take a quick tour inside! See photos and read Charlie's thoughts about this Detroit gem at Bikes, Books & A Little Music.
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Wabash, Indiana Homes: Architecturally Awesome-Check out Jessica's collection of photos of Wabash's Victorian-era homes at her Little Indiana blog. Jessica also has a couple of posts about Indiana's covered bridges this past month, featuring bridges in Roann and Dane.
- Stark County, Ohio's Connection to the Octagonal Era of Round Barn Construction-I always enjoyed spotting some of Ohio's remaining bicentennial barns when traveling the state, and I've got an upcoming story about one of Michigan's octagonal barns. Anthony tells readers a bit about octagonal barn construction and shares some great photos of an Ohio example in his Stark County, Ohio, News and Views blog.
- Spend a Day in Dubuque, Iowa-Read about how Linda and her family spent time in Dubuque as she shares highlights of their visit to this Iowa city along the Mississippi River at Travels with Children.
- Better Know a State Park-Amy visits the John A. Latsch State Park near Winona, Minnesota at A closer look at flyover land. I particularly enjoyed her photos of the stunning view of the Mississippi River and Highway 61 from the top of the park's Charity Bluff.
- The Boyhood Home of James Arness-Fans of the old Gunsmoke television know it was set in Kansas, but the star of the show had roots in Minnesota. This story at the Nokohaha blog tells readers a bit about the Minneapolis childhood of actor James Arness (and his brother, actor Peter Graves), plus a photo of his boyhood home.
- Our Place in Time: Bring the Past to Life by Tracing Your Genealogy in Historic Kirtland-One of my cousins spent a lot of time researching our family's lineage, and I remember her traveling to Salt Lake City to do research. Keith tells readers about the Kirtland Family History Center at the What Locals Like About Cleveland Plus blog. Genealogists can study at this Ohio research facility in the Kirtland LDS Church and access records from around the world.
- Historic Cleveland: Where Would You Take a Visitor?-We search out interesting historic sites when we travel, and we've enjoyed visiting sites mentioned in this post like the Garfield Monument in Lake View Cemetery and Cleveland's fabulous West Side Market. I'll be interested to see what other sites Christopher highlights in the follow up to this post at the Cleveland Area History blog.
- Insider's Perspective: Joe Eszterhas, Author-Hollywood writer Joe Eszterhas (creative mind behind such stories as Flashdance, Basic Instinct and, well, Showgirls) may have been born in Hungary, but he lives in Cleveland, Ohio, where he moved with his family when we was very young. Jeff talks with Joe for What Locals Like About Cleveland Plus about some of his favorite Cleveland places, music and how living in Cleveland influences his writing.
Ohio's Geographic Advantages-I thought about some recent stories I've written about Ohio's canal history when I read Aaron's thoughts about Ohio's advantageous location along major cross-country routes at the Urbanophile blog. As always, Aaron posts a thoughtful article, but the many comments on his blog are often fascinating food for thought as well.
Ohio Bicentennial barn, Ottawa County
West Side Market, Cleveland
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Thanks, lady. :)
There's more than corn, tractors, and fields in Indiana! Who can resist an Indiana covered bridge anyway?
Posted by: Jessica Nunemaker | May 04, 2011 at 05:09 AM
Jessica-And that's why we blog about the Midwest states, right? :)
Posted by: Dominique King | May 04, 2011 at 01:46 PM