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I am happy to announce my latest book Lost In Illinois has been published on Amazon HERE. I traveled all over the “Land of Lincoln” exploring small towns, large cities, back roads and farmland. I did about 4000 miles this summer visiting strange and historic places including cemeteries, parks and historic sites. I like to
I am proud to announce that my new book Lost In Indiana is now available on Amazon HERE. Lost In Indiana is not your average travel book and more than just a list of places to visit. Mike Sonnenberg (Author of Lost In Michigan) tells stories of strange and historic locations in the Hoosier State
South of Winchester along US-27 is a large brick building. Above the front door carved in stone are the words RANDOLPH CO. INFIRMARY. It was built in 1899 and served the citizens of Randolph County for over a century. The property started as the county poor farm in 1851, taking care of the mentally and
Stone chimneys and the foundation of a mansion stand along the shore of northern Wisconsin’s West Bay Lake near the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is the remains of a large cottage known as Summerwind. It was built in the early 1900s as a fishing lodge and then purchased by Robert Patterson Lamont. He was
Overlooking the Mississippi River south of the city that bears his name is the Dubuque Monument. Julien Dubuque was one of the first European men to settle in the area. He received permission from the Meskwaki people to mine the lead in 1788. He lived the rest of his life in the region and died
Rock Island Arsenal is located on an island on the Mississippi River between the cities of Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Illinois. It has a group of historic cannons on display and the largest one is known as Atomic Annie, The M65 atomic cannon shot 11 in diameter projectiles over 20 miles. It also had
This group of houses, more like shacks, sits in a rural part of South Carolina about twenty miles south of Charlotte, North Carolina. They are part of Camp Welfare, an African-American religious campground founded after the American Civil War by the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. The approximately 100 small wood-frame or cinder-block houses at
The unofficial motto of the U.S. Lifesaving Service was “You have to go out; you don’t have to come back.” Vermillion Point that was the most remote and desolate lifesaving station around the Great Lakes. Located on the shores of Lake Superior in Whitefish Point the station was situated between Crisp Point Lighthouse and Whitefish
Standing near the parking lot for the marina in Sheboygan, Wisconsin are massive timbers held together by iron spikes. They are the remains of the schooner Lottie Copper. The wooden ship was Launched in 1876 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. On the evening of April 8, 1894, the schooner was caught by a relentless northwest gale. After
Deep in the Wayne National Forest in southeastern Ohio, between the towns of New Straitsviille and Shawnee, the ground stays warm all year long, including the middle of winter. This is the result of a coal fire that burns underground which has been burning for more than a century. The fire started in 1884 during
Bob Ross is known for painting “happy little trees” in his landscape paintings of mountains on his television series The Joy Of Painting, which aired on PBS. What most people don’t know is that many of his paintings were created in an historic mansion in Indiana. His first season was recorded in 1983 at a
The Thompson Mill Covered Bridge crosses over the Kaskaskia River in Illinois. It was once part of an important route between Springfield and Effingham. The bridge was completed in the autumn of 1868 at a cost of $2,500. It was built in Michigan and shipped to Shelbyville. it was then hauled to the river crossing
