Author Archives: Roger

Hall of Heroes

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Roger

I collected comic books when I was in high school, and again when I was in my 20s. I still have some of them, and perhaps once a year I pull them down and browse. It doesn’t take long before … Continue reading →

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Back to the RV/MH Hall of Fame

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Roger

We stopped by the Recreational Vehicle/Manufactured Housing (the guy at the desk informed us that we no longer refer to them as “mobile homes”) Hall of Fame and Museum in Elkhart, Indiana. I’d been there before, but my wife hadn’t, … Continue reading →

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Artifakes

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Roger

While driving east on the lovely I-80-94 expressway through the southern suburbs of Chicago, I saw a billboard that said there were Abraham Lincoln artifacts on display for a limited time at the Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis. I’m always interested … Continue reading →

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Field of Corn (with Osage Oranges)

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Roger

Frantz Park in Dublin, Ohio, is a large lawn in front of a corporate headquarters filled with concrete ears of corn. It supposedly “symbolizes the history of the community’s farming legacy and serves as a memorial to rural landscapes.”

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Chief Leatherlips

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Roger

We arrived in Dublin, Ohio, at Scioto Park, on the banks of the Scioto River, just as it began to rain. I waited until the heavy stuff passed, then dashed out and took some photos of the Chief Leatherlips Monument. … Continue reading →

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