Category Archives: Places to Go

Lewis and Clark State Historic Site — Hartford, Illinois

Lewis and Clark and their Corps of Discovery spent the winter of 1803-1804 near where the Missouri River flows into the Mississippi. They built a fort near the River Dubois (Wood River) where they trained and gathered supplies. No evidence … Continue reading

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David Davis Mansion State Historic Site — Bloomington, Illinois

It was time to pick up our daughter from her two-week stay with relatives. We were meeting halfway — near St. Louis — at noon on Sunday. My wife and I decided to make a mini-vacation of the trip and … Continue reading

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Holland Harbor Lighthouse, Holland State Park, Michigan

We wandered around the shores of Lake Macatawa for a while before finally finding Holland State Park, the best place from which to view the Holland Harbor Lighthouse. We weren’t the first to find it — there was a traffic … Continue reading

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Dog n Suds — Norton Shores, Michigan

The people who own the Dog n Suds in Montague opened a new one in Norton Shores in 2007. Unlike most locations, this one has an eat-in diner. It wasn’t busy at 3:15 in the afternoon, and the few customers … Continue reading

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White River Lighthouse — Fruitland Township, Michigan

After eating at the Montague Dog n Suds, we drove along the shore of White Lake to the White River Light Station Museum. The lighthouse was open for tours, but we didn’t take one — we just strolled around the … Continue reading

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