Category Archives: Places to Go

Michigan City East Pier Light — Michigan City, Indiana

Posted on June 14, 1996 by Roger

There may have been somewhere I could have gone to get closer to this light, but from where I was — touring the old Michigan City Lighthouse — my way was blocked by the fence around a Coast Guard station. … Continue reading →

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Michigan City Lighthouse — Michigan City, Indiana

Posted on June 14, 1996 by Roger

After birding in the Indiana Dunes, I drove a short distance east to see this lighthouse. When I arrived, the lady at the desk told me I was too late for a tour. She then proceeded to usher me into … Continue reading →

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Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home — Dixon, Illinois

Posted on June 13, 1996 by Roger

On our way home from Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, we saw a sign that said tractors wider than a certain width couldn’t use the road. Except it didn’t call them tractors. It called them “transported implements of husbandry,” which … Continue reading →

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Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, Iowa

Posted on June 13, 1996 by Roger

We took a day trip vacation to West Branch, Iowa to see the cabin where Herbert Hoover was born in 1874. It’s on its original site, and the National Park Service has restored and reconstructed several other homes and buildings … Continue reading →

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Vandalia Statehouse State Historic Site — Vandalia, Illinois

Posted on December 23, 1995 by Roger

We drove on back roads from Springfield to Vandalia to see the building used as the state capitol from 1836-1839. The government was in Vandalia beginning in 1820, but this building wasn’t built until rumors started flying that Springfield wanted … Continue reading →

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