Category Archives: Cities

Saturday Morning in Medora

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Roger

I set my alarm for early Saturday morning and set forth to explore Medora. I was the only one. I could have lit a bonfire in the middle of an intersection and nobody would have noticed. Here’s our hotel. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Day Five — Wandering About Minot

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Roger

I got up early on Wednesday, this time on purpose, and went for a stroll around Minot. The Souris River just behind the Dakotah Rose Bed & Breakfast. I strolled through a residential neighborhood, then headed for downtown. I never … Continue reading →

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Wandering Cincinnati

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Roger

The L&N Railroad bridge between Newport, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio, built in 1886, has been turned into a pedestrian walkway across the Ohio River — and painted purple for some reason. I didn’t walk all the way across — I … Continue reading →

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Cincinnati

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Roger

In early April, I spent three days in Cincinnati working in a booth at a convention. My room was on the 27th floor of the Millennium Hotel looking out over the western end of the city and the Ohio River. … Continue reading →

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Metropolis, Illinois

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Roger

Metropolis is a tired town on the Ohio River floodplain. Its one significant claim to fame is that it shares a name with the fictional city of Metropolis in Superman comic books. DC Comics and the state of Illinois have … Continue reading →

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