Berne, Indiana is a small town south of Fort Wayne, Indiana with a Swiss Mennonite background. They came in the early 1800's seeking religious freedom and a place to farm and make a new life for themselves. There is a strong Swiss influence in many...
Fernandina Beach is the northernmost city in Florida with a population around 12,000. It was founded in 1811, and named after King Ferdinand of Spain. Because of the railroad it had a building boom after the Civil War. It is such a nice little city that I have...
I was very interested in the exhibit in the Blowing Rock Art Museum on Junaluska, an African-American community on the outskirt of Boone, NC. Boone is quite a large mountain town, and is named for Daniel Boone, said to have spent time in the area. It is the home of...
This is going to be a "starting somewhere in the middle" kind of post, because I thought I had posted last year's trip, and I see I haven't, mainly because I didn't actually make it last year! I was at Blowing Rock two years ago, before I started keeping this blog....
My cousin Doug told me that San Juan Island was one of their favorite places, and after our time there I would have to agree. A very pleasant place and very pleasant people. We stayed in Friday Harbor, the one town on the island, but we rented a car for 24 hours...
Today its time to explore Browning, where we have been staying. It is on the Blackfoot Reservation with a population of 9,000. Our guide on Saturday told us there were 16,000 members of the Blackfoot Nation. As with most reservations I have seen it looks poor and...
Ocean Springs is a very pretty little town just east of Biloxi, MS across the Biloxi Bay. It still has a downtown, with lots of nice little shops, restaurants, The Walter Anderson Museum, and an Anderson gift shop and Tourist Office in the old Train Station. And, as...
Some of the sights of Biloxi.
Lancaster is a city in Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 38,780. It is located near the Hocking River, approximately 33 miles southeast of Columbus and is the county seat of Fairfield County. [gallery columns="2"...
The Buxton Inn, Granville, Ohio, built in 1812. It was the first post office, & the coaching stop. Presidents Lincoln, McKinley and Harrison all stayed here, as well as Harriet Beecher Stowe, John Phillip Sousa, and Henry Ford all stayed here. Room 9 is said to be...