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Planning Your First Lake of the Ozarks Vacation

By Jody Halsted August 3, 2020

outdoor dining_ Seven Springs Winery, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri

Looking for a fabulous lake getaway in the Midwest? A Lake of the Ozarks vacation offers more activities than you imagine! Lake of the Ozarks plays host to more than 5 million visitors each year, with a large percentage of those travelers planning their trip during the warm summer months and into fall for the […]

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Visiting Door County, Wisconsin? Fun Facts for Your Trip

By Jody Halsted May 26, 2020

sunset and storms over Lake Michigan. Door County, Wisconsin

If you live in the Midwest just the mention of Door County, Wisconsin brings visions of towering pines, cool lake breezes, and outdoor adventure of all types. Click Here to pin this to your Midwest Travel board! While the county has long been a getaway for Chicagoans escaping the city for a different view of […]

3 Comments · Filed Under: Travel, USA · Tagged With: Midwest, Wisconsin

Living Like Laura in DeSmet, South Dakota

By Jody Halsted May 19, 2020

I can remember reading the ‘Little House’ books by Laura Ingalls Wilder over and over again as a child growing up in southwest Iowa. I never tired of Laura’s stories of life on the western frontier. And though I knew Laura’s story was (mostly) true it never occurred to me that I could visit the places […]

1 Comment · Filed Under: USA · Tagged With: camping, Children's Museum, family travel, Farm, Fun for Kids, history, South Dakota

Chicago for Couples: Explorations in the Windy City

By Jody Halsted February 14, 2019

Chicago for Couples

As my daughters get older and find their own interests, activities, and life outside my orbit, I’ve been trying to focus more on my relationship with my husband. Too often it is easy to let life roll along, day in and day out, a kiss goodbye in the morning, a brief chat over dinner, but […]

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Bring Your Appetite to Door County, Wisconsin

By Jody Halsted December 4, 2019

Door-County-Wisconsin-restaurants-collage

My too short but food filled trip revealed Door County restaurants by the dozens, with something to please even the pickiest of palates. If you’ve never visited Door County, Wisconsin you may be wondering just what type of food you can expect to find. You might have heard about the Lake Michigan Whitefish or famous […]

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Visiting Wall Drug : Prairie Kitsch of Presidential Proportions

By Jody Halsted August 7, 2016

Last Updated on August 7, 2019 The signs, at first many miles apart, begin to appear as you cross the border into South Dakota. As your journey continues toward the heart of the prairie, the signs become more frequent.  Wall Drug signs As the buildup of signs continues you are drawn to exit I-90 at […]

3 Comments · Filed Under: Travel, USA · Tagged With: Midwest, South Dakota

Otherworldly: Badlands National Park in South Dakota

By Jody Halsted August 7, 2019

Big Horn Sheep in Badlands National Park, South Dakota

As I tried to imagine westward settlers viewing this area for the first time, all I could think was that to many it would seem that the flat, grassy prairie gave way to an otherworldly landscape of buttes and bluffs filled with animals they had never seen before.

4 Comments · Filed Under: National Parks, USA · Tagged With: Badlands, camping, Fun for Kids, Hiking, National Parks, South Dakota

Celebrating Amelia Earhart in Atchison, Kansas

By Jody Halsted August 1, 2019

Muriel - Lockheed Electra L-10E

I wasn’t at the Amelia Earhart Festival in Atchison, Kansas to learn more about the aviatrix’s early childhood, or even to explore the town, though I did both during my visit. I was there to meet two ladies from Derry (Londonderry), Ireland, the accidental landing point of the first successful female nonstop solo flight – […]

1 Comment · Filed Under: USA · Tagged With: Kansas, Midwest, Midwest festivals

What We Learned from our First RV Trip

By Jody Halsted April 30, 2016

Class C RV from Road Trip RV Adventures

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29 Comments · Filed Under: Camping & RVing, Driving, USA ·

Things I Wish I had Known Before Visiting the Field Museum

By Jody Halsted April 11, 2018

Sue, the Field Muesum's T-Rex

Originally written 4/11/2011 – Updated 4/12/2018 The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago has earned its reputation as one of the country’s greatest museums- and rightfully so.  But there are just a few things I wish I had known before we visited. Tips for Buying Your Tickets at the Field Museum We visited the […]

19 Comments · Filed Under: Family Travel, Travel, USA · Tagged With: Chicago, Illinois, Midwest

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