Omaha, Nebraska

August 20, 2017 First National’s Pioneer Courage and Spirit of Nebraska’s Wilderness Parks feature the largest installation of bronze and stainless steel works of art in the U.S.  The pieces span seven blocks and are a snapshot of May 21, Read more

Pipestone, MN

August 17-19, 2017 Pipestone, Minnesota is advantageously located between Minneapolis and a number of possible eclipse-viewing sites to the south.  And, we wanted to see the source of material for pipes we had seen in Nebraska and South Dakota so Read more

Minnesota State Capitol

St. Paul, Minnesota August 16, 2017 Minnesota’s capitol was designed by Case Gilbert and was built from 1896-1905 for $4.5 million.  Exterior marble repairs in 2013-17 cost $310 million.  It features the second largest self-supported marble dome in the world. Read more

Duluth, Minnesota

August 9-13, 2017 The Skyline Parkway parallels Lake Superior for 28 miles and gave us a wonderful introduction to the Duluth area.  Its elevation a few hundred feet above the lake provides for excellent views.  The oldest sections of the Read more

Bemidji, Minnesota

August 7-8, 2017 We chose a two-night stay in Bemidji to see the headwaters of the Mississippi River.  A bonus was the statues of folk hero Paul Bunyan and his ox Babe. The statues were built in 1937 for a Read more

Winnipeg, Manitoba, continued

August 3-6, 1027 Le Musee´de Saint-Bonifance Museum The museum is housed in the oldest building in Winnipeg, a convent of the Grey Nuns, built around 1850.  It served as school, orphanage and hospital as well as convent. Exhibits in the Read more