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I began my writing career as a freelance business writer for local newspapers, but I was always a travel writer at heart. Midwest Guest allows me to follow my heart, and even better, to share stories about the often underappreciated Heartland region of the U.S.
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2010-03-04 - We love visiting lighthouses and learning about their history, but visiting the little log Hesler home adjacent to the Old Mission Point Lighthouse north of Traverse City, Michigan, offers a unique...
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2010-02-25 - We're fortunate to be able to view the historic vehicle at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan, which lovingly restored the bus after three decades of neglect when it sat rusting away in an Alabam...
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2010-02-04 - Wandering around Ashtabula, Ohio, I spotted a sign identifying the Hubbard House as an Underground Railroad terminus. We stopped to take a closer look and learn the story of a station along the net...
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2010-01-21 - City officials in Manistee, Michigan, realize what a gem the town has with its Riverwalk, described in recent city documents as "one of the City's crown jewels".
The mostly boardwalk trail hugs th...
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2009-06-04 - I learned that the iconic Alexander Calder sculpture dominating downtown Grand Rapids in Michigan celebrates its 40th anniversary this year as I viewed a then-nearly completed exhibition about Cald...
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2009-09-17 - It's difficult to know what to look at first when you enter the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum-the fabulous cars, or the restored Art Deco building housing the car collection.
The ACD Museum was an...
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2010-02-23 - The hugely popular Civil War hero, educator, and legislator originally envisioned the home in Mentor as a place where he could farm, conduct agricultural experiments, and teach his children to farm...
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2009-12-10 - The Detroit area may be one of the best-kept travel secrets around.
Sure, Detroit may be facing some challenges these days, but the spirit and perseverance of metro Detroiters is still strong-and ...
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2010-01-12 - Randolph the Moose reigns over the scene at Sleder's in Traverse City, waiting for the next round of beer, tall tales, and smooches from tourists visiting the venerable northern Michigan tavern.
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2009-03-31 - Ann Arbor area art lovers anxiously anticipating the grand reopening of their treasured museum turned out in droves for the expanded University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) 24-hour grand reopen...
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2009-07-23 - It was easy to imagine elegant ladies and gentlemen strolling along Scottwood Avenue past beautiful Victorian homes at the turn of the 20th century as we strolled that street earlier this month.
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2009-12-29 - We weren't entirely sure what to expect when Roger from Ohio's Tourism Division urged us to visit Cleveland's Lake View Cemetery because of our interest in history, architecture, and photography, b...
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2009-12-03 - If you're looking for Santa Claus, a good place to start would be a small Michigan town called Frankenmuth, where Bronner's Christmas store keeps the spirit of the holiday alive year round.
Visito...
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2010-01-07 - The north breakwater lighthouse at Frankfort, Michigan, is a relatively new lighthouse compared to many other Great Lakes light towers we've visited, but this Lake Michigan harbor town has a long h...
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2009-12-17 - We weren't expecting to discover a colorful chapter of Chicago's architectural history when we ducked into an air-conditioned building along Navy Pier to cool off on a hot summer day, but we immedi...
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2009-11-19 - I'm always fascinated to see how museums manage to combine art and architecture spanning several different eras and styles, and I wondered if the Chicago museum's new modern wing would live up to t...
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2009-10-27 - It's not difficult to see why small-town Chelsea in southern Michigan drew actor Jeff Daniels, who grew up there, back home to raise his family and establish his Purple Rose Theater. Daniels left C...
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2009-09-08 - We're always searching out lighthouses, and we had such a search in mind as we recently stopped in Ashtabula, Ohio during a trip along Lake Erie.
Ashtabula is a major coal port, situated at the mo...
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2009-10-06 - Time travel doesn't always have to entail sci-fi gimmicks and fancy technology, especially if you happen to visit Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan.
The 80-acre village started as an idea i...
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2009-11-12 - We recently hopped over the state line from Ohio into Pennsylvania and the city of Erie to check out the state park and lighthouses on Presque Isle and learn about Erie's importance in Great Lakes ...
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