Category Archives: Missouri
a few St. Louis ideas
A few St. Louis ideas, by request: – The last two times I went, we spent most of our time around Wash U. and went to a Cardinals game. – I went to the old garden district one very hot … Continue reading
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big cedar lodge – at table rock lake in southern Missouri and Crystal Bridges in Arkansas
Friends are trying out Big Cedar Lodge, a historic resort in southern Missouri on Table Rock Lake, this summer. Looks like a great place – so I’ve listed here so I can remember it when next we are in that … Continue reading
Midwestern hotels to check out
Also from a recent issue of Midwest Living: – Chicago – Elysian, Ritz-Carlton, Hotel Palomar (rat pack-esque doormen!) – Columbus, Indiana, Inn at Irwin Gardens – Novi, MI, Baronette Renaissance – Shell Knob, Missouri, (wherever that is), Stonewater Cove – … Continue reading
Filed under chicago, Illinois, indianapolis, lodging, michigan, Missouri, South Dakota, wisconsin
restaurants to check out all over the Midwest
Found a copy of the Jan/Feb 2011 issue of Midwest Living on the library’s sale rack – so scooped it up since there’s always good recommendations on things to do in this neck of the woods. Here’s some restaurant recommendations: … Continue reading
Filed under chicago, Dining, Illinois, indianapolis, Iowa, Iowa city, Kansas City, michigan, Minneapolis, minnesota, Missouri, nebraska, omaha
Bike adventures near Iowa
It’s March first and even though it’s foolish to believe this suddenly warm Spring-like weather will last, it has got me daydreaming about spring – and even summer. With that in mind, here’s a few bike rides I hope to … Continue reading
Filed under bike trails, Missouri, wisconsin
rest area art…a new WPA along the highway?
It turns out that the great mural we discovered last December inside a new welcome center in northern Missouri along Interstate 35 is not the only pit stop art around. At a time when the future of the highway rest … Continue reading
Filed under Discoveries: trust me, Missouri, On the road
Trust me: the fantastic new mural on Interstate 35 in northern Missouri
I know, I know – I should be blogging today about the thwarted terrorism attack at the airport of my youth (my native Detroit). But I’m far more excited to share my latest unlikely discovery – a beautiful new mural … Continue reading
Filed under Discoveries: trust me, Iowa, Missouri, On the road, rest area, see the sights
More road trip prep: Kansas City bbq
Tired and my hands are greasy after hours of latke-making for our Hanukkah party tonight. Alas, confirmed today with a quick phone call that our favorite middle eastern restaurant in Wichita will be closed when we pass through on the … Continue reading
Filed under Dining, Kansas City, kansas state, Missouri, Travel, wichita
