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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
The small town of Poplar, Wisconsin sits in the northwestern corner of the state along US-2. It is there you will find a small memorial for Richard “Dick” Ira Bong at a roadside park. Bong was born September 24, 1920 and grew up on his families farm. He attended school in Poplar and went on
In a farm field northwest of Kenton, Ohio is a small military cemetery with sixteen tombstones. They mark the final resting place of soldiers stationed at Fort McArthur. Shortly before the start of the War of 1812, American General William Hull needed troops to fight the British in the Detroit area of Michigan. As soldiers
Reiger park is located in Albion, Michigan along the north branch of the Kalamazoo River. In the park stands a Michigan historical marker telling the story of the first Mother’s Day in Michigan. The marker reads: On May 13, 1877, the second Sunday of the month, Juliet Calhoun Blakeley stepped into the pulpit of the
