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Mount Olive, Illinois is about fifty miles south of Springfield. It is where you will find the Union Mine Cemetery. There you will see a large stone monument flanked by the statues of miners holding a pickaxe and a sledgehammer. The monument is for Mary G. Harris Jones also known as “Mother Jones.” Mary was
You have probably heard the phrase ” What in the Sam Hill ” It is a euphemism for what in the hell or other possible curse words. Interestingly, Sam Hill was a real person who lived in Michigan. The exact origin of the saying is unknown, but a possible theory is for Samuel W. Hill
The shadow town of Chesterville, Illinois sits near Arcola in the heart of Amish country. Near the Kaskaskia River you will find the Chesterville Cemetery. Legend has it the old cemetery is where a young witch was buried. A large oak tree grows over a gravesite and marks the location of the grave. Legend has
Superior, Wisconsin sits at the western end of Lake Superior and next to Duluth, Minnesota. It’s hard to miss this impressive looking mansion that stands along US-53 that overlooks the lake. It was built in 1891, by mining and lumber baron Martin Pattison for his wife and six children. It has 42 rooms and I
Deep in the forests of the Huron Mountains, in the northwest Upper Peninsula of Michigan, is a huge gash in the solid rock terrain. It was created in the 1890s to run the Iron Range and Huron Bay Railroad from Champion to an ore dock near Skanee. A group of investors in the Detroit area
Hills and Dales MetroPark spans sixty-three acres in the community of Kettering, which is situated south of Dayton. It’s a beautiful natural oasis that was created when the founder of National Cash Register Company, John H. Patterson, donated the land to the city in 1907. He hired John Charles Olmsted and Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.
I saw this Mail Pouch barn and covered bridge in a park in Lanesville, Indiana. The town sits along the Ohio River Scenic Byway. I am not sure if it is an historic barn but it looks as if it has been painted somewhat recently. If it old or not, I still admire it and
Interstate 80 travels a few miles south of Joliet. Traveling down the busy expressway with all of the trucks and their drivers that keep America running. I had to exit and check out the old prison where Elwood picked up his brother Jake in the Blues Brother’s movie. The prison was first constructed in 1858
Gooseberry Falls is along the North Shore of Lake Superior in northern Minnesota. The Gooseberry River cascades over the rocky terrain making for a spectacular waterfall that is part of the Gooseberry State Park. The state park was officially created in 1937 by the Minnesota legislature. The buildings and structures in the park were build
West of Gaylord is one of Michigan’s newest nature preserves. It contains the abandoned remains of Echo Valley Resort. The forgotten building is not open to the public, but the one story fieldstone motel that once welcomed guests is an interesting sight to see. The property also has what remains of an old sawmill town
