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North east of Canton Ohio is a county park. It is unlike most county parks because in the middle is a large abandoned building surrounded by a chain link fence. It was built in 1929 as a tuberculosis hospital. The Molly Stark Sanatorium was built as a place for patients to recover in a beautiful
If you have ever driven past an old foundry or chemical plant and you thought it would be cool to explore, but you don’t because you don’t want to go to jail for trespassing, then this old iron smelting furnace in the southeastern United States is a place you should visit. In the center of
The Rahr-West Art Museum stands in the eastern Wisconsin town of Manitowoc. It is in a historic house that was constructed in 1891, by businessman Joseph Vilas who was the town’s tenth mayor. After Vilas’ death, Rahr Malting purchased the house in 1910. After his death his wife inherited the home and when she passed
I have seen a lot of barns in my travels including, historic barns, dairy barns and round barns but I was surprised to see a sock barn in southern Indiana. I saw it on State Road 46 on my way to the T.C. Steele Historic Site near Nashville, Indiana. It looked rather odd with socks
The Ann Starrett Mansion stands in the town of Port Townsend, Washington. The house was built in 1889 by businessman and contractor George Starrett for his wife Ann. The couple lived the home for twenty years raising their raising their only child Edwin with he help of a nanny and two servants. The home is
The city Two Harbors, Minnesota stands along the Lake Superior shoreline north of Duluth. Tied up at a dock next to the ore docks is a 100 foot long maroon and yellow tugboat. It was the last steam powered tugboat used on the Great Lakes. It was built in 1896 and retired in 1981 and
In downtown Fremont behind the Sandusky County Courthouse is an old sandstone building. From the front, it looks like a Victorian-Romanesque style house. From the side, an additional three story wing comes off the rear and has bars on the window. They are there because the old structure at one time served as the county
Gleaming in the sun are three old diners north of Rockford, Michigan. One diner stands out among them for its historical significance. Rosie’s was used in the famous Bounty paper towel TV commercials with Rosie the waitress saying they are the “quicker picker-upper” The commercials were filmed in this diner in the 70’s when it
Indiana has several historic and beautiful county courthouses. The old courthouse in Greensburg is notable not only for its architecture, but also the tree growing out of the top of its tower. The current Decatur County Courthouse was completed in 1861. About ten years later, people began noticing some branches sticking out of the roof
Most people can envision the rows and rows of headstones of brave veterans laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. Michigan is also home to a few large national cemeteries like the Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly or Fort Custer National Cemetery near Battle Creek. On a hill overlooking Camp Grayling in northern Michigan
