Midwest travel links for November 2011

I'm back with my monthly list of Midwest-related stories I read online during the past month:

A Lincoln Highway Drive-I'm fascinated with the story of the Lincoln Highway. We've managed to travel the length of it through Ohio, along with tiny portions of it in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Indiana. Here's a nice guide to a stretch of the Lincoln Highway through Nebraska at the Nebraska Outback blog.
ArtPrize Big Dog Artist Speaks About Life in the U.P.-I first became aware of artist Ritch Branstrom when I spotted some of his fish made of scrap metal in a metro Detroit seafood restaurant. His 12-foot-tall dog sculpture was one of my favorite pieces at this year's ArtPrize competition in Grand Rapids, Michigan, so I enjoyed Andrew's profile about Branstrom and life in the Upper Peninsula at ArtServe's Creative Impact Michigan blog.

Learning to Appreciate Harley-Davidson-It was fun to see Donna's take on the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I think she looks pretty sporty atop a Harley motorcycle at her My Itchy Travel Feet blog!

21 Questions with Zamboni Paul-I've always wanted to ride an ice resurfacing machine (a.k.a. Zamboni), so I loved Heather's interview with this long-time Zamboni driver for Indiana's Fort Wayne Komets.

Louis Bromfield and Loving the Land in Ohio and Visiting a Pioneer of Sustainability-Malabar Farm is on my list of places I need to visit. Meanwhile, I enjoyed Vera Marie Badertscher's stories about Bromfield's experiment in sustainable agriculture, his books and his pretty glamorous connections to 1940s Hollywood at her own Traveler's Library blog and at the Attainable Sustainable blog.

Pitstop at the Peoria RiverFront-Here's a great story about one of Nicole's favorite roadside stops in Peoria, Illinois. Her little Arrow loves this park and the opportunity to take a break during a long road trip. Check it out at Nicole's Arrows Sent Forth blog.

Windy City Whirlwind Tour-I enjoyed David and Veronica's quick tour of Chicago at The Gypsy Nester blog, and it reminded me of how much I enjoyed visiting The Bean and taking the architectural boat tour there.

Marina City-Chicago's "Corn Cobs" have to be among the city's most striking buildings, and the authors at the designslinger blog tell us they may be the two most photographed buildings in the city. Check out this story about a unique mixed-used residential development along the Chicago River that, while revolutionary for its time (built in 1959), helped revitalize this urban neighborhood by attracting residents to an area that previously had none.

Miller Brewery Tour-So the title of this one speaks for itself! Check out Carl from Chicago's recent visit to the free brewery tour in Milwaukee, which includes a couple of great overhead views of the factory's bottling operation.

Belle Isle Bridge-I've crossed this bridge over the Detroit River many times by car to visit Belle Isle, but I really enjoyed this story from our intrepid two-wheeled adventurer Charlie taking a closer look at the MacArthur Bridge. And here I thought I was the only one who got excited about things like bridge railings! Oh, and check out my story about two smaller bridges at Belle Isle.

Belle Isle's Casino Way Bridge

One woman's quest-stroll every street in Lansing-I learned about Ariniko's to walk every street in the city of Lansing, Michigan, while reading Rick's story at his Panethos blog. Check out Ariniko's own reports of her travels at the City Saunter blog, which includes this recent story (with beautiful pictures) about Lansing's holiday celebrations.

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Thanks for including a link to my Harley post in your November travel links. I know where I'm coming when it's time to research a trip in the Midwest. Yours is the best!

Posted by: Donna Hull | December 06, 2011 at 06:40 AM