Category Archives: Red Chair

Back Roads — Part Two

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Roger

For lunch on Monday, we stopped at Skyline Chili. Cincinnati chili is one of those things (like Monty Python and the Holy Grail) about which nobody is ambivalent. People either love it or hate it. We love it. For dessert, … Continue reading →

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U.S. Grant Boyhood Home and Schoolhouse

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Roger

According to the Internet, and according to the sign on the door, Grant’s boyhood home on a backstreet in Georgetown, Ohio was supposed to be open at noon. It was 12:30, and the place felt decidedly empty. The doors were … Continue reading →

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World’s Largest Egg

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Roger

I had seen somewhere that Mentone, Indiana is home of the world’s largest egg. But after doing some research and seeing that the local chamber of commerce claims nothing greater for the egg than that it is “considered locally to … Continue reading →

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Modoc’s Market

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Roger

Modoc’s Market in Wabash, Indiana was center-stage for an interesting event in 1942. But here, I’ll let you read about it … We stopped in for milk shakes and cookies. Ezra Smith, the animal trainer who finally coaxed the elephant … Continue reading →

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McKinley National Memorial

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Roger

On a hill alongside the McKinley Presidential Museum was the memorial where William and Ida are buried. The statue of McKinley was modeled after a photograph taken of him in Buffalo, New York shortly before he was shot. Also buried … Continue reading →

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