by Linda Aksomitis | Jun 12, 2017
Instead of staring down at diners from his mount on the wall, the red longhorn steer at the historic Montana Bar once led a herd of a thousand, or more, mooing cattle through Miles City on their way to the railhead. He’d have had dust in his eyes then,...
by Linda Aksomitis | May 26, 2017
G An emporium is a business that sells a variety of goods — and the Whytewold Emporium truly earns its name! Located south of Winnipeg Beach in Whytewold, on the eastern shore of Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba’s Interlake Region, there’s something...
by Linda Aksomitis | May 1, 2017
G Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, is, as they say, “surprisingly unexpected.” A city of under 40,000, it’s a mere 45 minutes from Regina, which is the capital of Saskatchewan and Queen City of the Plains. Moose Jaw, though small, offers visitors...
by Linda Aksomitis | Mar 6, 2017
Meatballs are one of Sweden’s best known traditional foods — although we celebrate them in North America too, with National Meatball Day, every year on March 9. When I visited Sweden, I was lucky enough to sample Swedish meatballs at the centuries old Tant...
by Linda Aksomitis | Jan 27, 2017
Chocolate unites the world! So we’ll all be celebrating together on January 27, National Chocolate Cake Day, when you combine two of my favorite things: chocolate and cake. Cake, according to the food timeline, had its first recorded recipe in 1615 in the New...
by Linda Aksomitis | Dec 2, 2016
For the baby boomer crowd, there’s nothing that takes you back in time like finding a 50s theme restaurant — and as luck would have it, we ended up in Escanaba, Michigan, for my last birthday, just a block away from Hudson’s Classic Grill....
Hear Cajun and Zydeco Music at the Cajun Grand Old Opry — Eunice, LA[…]
Discover the Legends of Devil’s Gate — Landmark in Wyoming[…]
Check out the 1908 Old West Montana Bar in Miles City[…]
Discover the Mysteries of Idaho’s Craters of the Moon[…]
Wakamow Valley: Outdoor Adventures in Moose Jaw, SaskatchewanThe Moose Jaw River flows through the Wakamow Valley urban park in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. It provides 20 km of trails and year-round outdoor adventures.
Butch Cassidy Museum — Old West Wild Bunch Outlaws in Montpelier, IDThe Butch Cassidy Museum is situated in Montpelier, Idaho. It's housed in the original Bank of Montpelier Bank where Butch pulled his 2nd bank robbery.
St. Adalbert Church in Krakow Market Square — 1000 Years of History[…]
Hill Aerospace Museum — Hundreds of Planes from WWI to the Cold WarThe Hill Aerospace Museum at Ogden, Utah, just a few miles from Salt Lake City, is a must-see free attraction with hundreds of airplanes and artifacts.
Wabasha Street Caves & their Prohibition Secrets — Saint Paul, MNSaint Paul, Minnesota, history includes Prohibition gangsters and speakeasies including the Wabasha Street Caves. See "Castle Royal" or take a driving tour.