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The Home of the Wright Brothers
Although Kitty Hawk, North Carolina received most of the attention regarding the Wright Brothers first flight, it was this Ohio city were much of the…
Cape Girardeau: Discovery Playhouse
We’ve all been to museums, but have you ever been to one were you needed to put on a boot and raincoat? It?s a unique…
Cape Girardeau: Riverfront Murals
Michelangelo had a very large canvass when he began work on the Sistine chapel. Make a trip to this river town and you’ll find a…
Cape Girardeau: Lazy L Safari Park
When you pull in the drive at the Lance farm, you might expect to see cattle or horses. But a closer look reveals a variety…
Cape Girardeau: Civil War History
Civil War engineers were simply running out of names, but that doesn’t mean the forts here were not important. It’s a place where the Union…
Cape Girardeau: Bollinger Mill
All this week, we’ll be in Cape Girardeau, Missouri–the place where the river turns a thousand tales. We begin with one of the most photographed…
The Battle of Boonville
As you may know, we do all of our stories from the actual location where they occur. While we did travel to this town, our…
The Red Skelton Festival
If you go to Vincennes, Indiana this weekend, there’s a good chance you’ll meet a clown. Actually, there’s a chance you might meet one thousand…
Hopewell Mounds
History on this continent is young when compared to places like Europe, but that mentality is to forget about the centuries people lived here before…
Your Own Railroad
Ever dream of owing your own railroad? Well, now you have the next best thing–you can rent a railroad for you and your friends and…