Midwest travel links for July 2011

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

• Tips for Visiting the Gateway Arch-Sarah offers a few inside tips about making the most of your visit to the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri at her Wandering Off blog.

• An Anything by Lazy Sunday on the White River-Join Karalee on her kayak tour of Indiana’s White River on the 8 Great Towns blog.

• So Much to do at Spring Mill State Park-I always remember the date of the launch pad fire that claimed the lives of the three astronauts preparing for the Apollo 1 mission at Cape Canaveral in Florida as it happened on my birthday (January 27). Indiana native Gus Grissom was one of those astronauts, so I found Nicole’s story about the Grissom Memorial and other Spring Mill Park attractions at the Indiana Insider blog especially interesting.

• Summer Sky Entertainment-I sometimes take photos of clouds, but I don’t think I’ve managed any nearly as dramatic as Fargo photographer Don Such. Check out Andrea’s story about Don’s photo adventure at North Dakota’s Horizontal-Lines blog.



St. Mary's Church at Detroit's Greektown


• Historic Buildings along Fort Street-Detroit has an amazing wealth of beautiful architecture, and the ever-observant Charlie checks out some great gems as he traces the development of Detroit’s expansion and the evolution of the city’s architecture during one of his two-wheeled adventures at his Bikes, Books & A Little Music blog.

• A Day in Yellow Springs-Ohio’s Hippie Enclave-Several people suggested that I check out Yellow Springs in southwest Ohio, and Amanda’s story about the town at A Dangerous Business makes this quirky, artsy town with a history that includes being a stop on the Underground Railroad sounds like somewhere I really would like to check out.

• Roosevelt Park in Detroit-I’ve seen so many photos of the ruined Michigan Central Station posted as an example of what some people feel is wrong with Detroit, but I found this particular story at Visualingual about a park’s revival taking place in the shadow of the hulking ruin intriguing.

• Dogs Just Want to Have Fun!-Traveling with your best friend? Terri likes to travel with her best friend, a Chocolate Labrador named Nestlé. Come along as she shares some of her favorite dog park destinations in Ohio at the Discovering Ohio blog.

© Dominique King 2011 All rights reserved

Comments

[Sarah V.]

Thank you for including me!

[Dominique King]

No problem, Sarah. It's been years since I've been able to visit the Arch myself...

[Charlie]

Hi Dominique-

Thanks for the mention in this month travel links edition.

Charlie

[Amanda]

Thanks for including my Yellow Springs post here! I hope it's convinced you to visit sometime soon!

[Dominique King]

You're welcome, Charlie :)

I've heard good things about Yellow Springs in the past, Amanda. Sounds like something we need to put on our travel list!