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A Foodie’s Guide to the Best Restaurants Near Fairfield, Iowa
Fishback & Stephenson Cider House My foodie fun began when the locals introduced me to Fishback & Stephenson Cider House, one of the best restaurants near Fairfield, Iowa. Their cider flights sparkled like jewels in the afternoon sun. Some of my favorite hard...
7 Best Restaurants in Wichita, Kansas (2023)
Home Grown HomeGrown, with three Wichita locations, serves made-from-scratch breakfast and lunch, thus dubbing itself “the daytime eatery.” The downtown location sits next to Naftzger Park and features a patio. The same Homegrown company also owns Peace, Love &...
The Mitten Brewing Company in Grand Rapids, Michigan
The Atmosphere The 120-year-old Mitten Brewing Company building has exposed brick throughout. The baseball theme starts in the lobby with four blue stadium-style seats from the original Detroit Tiger Stadium. An old English D symbolizing the Detroit Tigers adorns one...
11 Grand Rapids Breweries to Throw Back a Cold One
Use the Beer City Ale Trail Map to plan how you will explore Grand Rapid's 50-plus craft breweries. Many of these also offer dining experiences, so you may want to visit those around mealtime. Piper’s Pro Planning: You won’t need to drive to enjoy the Beer...
The Kansas City Taco Trail: 7 Must-Try Taquerias
Kansas City has a history of Hispanic heritage that began in the early 20th century when Mexican immigrants came to Kansas to help build the railroads. Congress limited the number of European immigrants through the 1918 Foreign Exclusion Act after World War I. As a...
One Perfect Day in Carmel, Indiana
Breakfast – Eggshell Bistro Asparagus Strata at Eggshell Bistro We started the morning early with breakfast on the City Center’s north side at Eggshell Bistro, where Chef Larry Hanes is creating a Euro-influenced oasis in the middle of Indiana. Eggshell Bistro makes...
Nova Scotia’s Lighthouse Route
Chester Foc's'cle Restaurant in Chester Famous for Lobster Chowder Leaving Halifax, Nova Scotia’s oldest and capital city, my first stop down Nova Scotia's Lighthouse Route was the town of Chester, where wealthy 19th-century American families went for summer getaways....
Year-Round Festivals in Marquette, Michigan
Skiing in Marquette Michigan Photo Courtesy of Travel Marquette Heikki Lunta For an authentic “Yooper” celebration of Finnish heritage, the Heikki Lunta Festival is an annual mythology event created for the fictional Heikki Lunta. This creature would dance to make it...
The 360 Experience Aboard the Discovery Princess
A Cocktail with Blue Curacao at the 360 Experience on the Discovery Princess Like every other foodie, I’m constantly searching for the next over-the-top experience. I look for events like cooking classes where we make fresh squid ink pasta, ocean-to-table lobster...
Community Orchard: A Family Fun Itinerary in Fort Dodge, Iowa
The orchard lies along the beautiful Des Moines River Valley, where the orchard grows over 5,000 trees and includes more than 15 varieties of fresh-from-the-tree-picked apples. They also offer sunflowers in summer and continue through autumn with pumpkins. Denny &...
10 Things to Do in Fort Dodge, Iowa with Grandkids
The Fort Museum and Frontier Village in Fort Dodge, Iowa Explore Fort Museum and Frontier Village It all started in 1835 when mounted infantry called Dragoons scouted the area and chose what is now Fort Dodge as the perfect military post. In 1850, they began building...
15 Fun Facts about the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
Dinosaurs Escaping from the Indianapolis Children's Museum The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is the largest in terms of size at just under 500,000 square feet sitting on a 30-acre campus. The museum hosts more than 1.3 million visitors annually. Their...
5 Best Restaurants in the Bradenton Gulf Islands
Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant and Pub Located on Long Boat Key, the next island south of Anna Maria Island, our SoCal Radio Wine Dinner at Mar Vista was spectacular, starting with the view. We ate on the covered patio, but they have options for dining under the trees...
The Best Things to Do in Wichita, Kansas
In the 1920s and 1930s, business people and aeronautical engineers established several aircraft manufacturing companies. Lloyd Stearman, Clyde Cessna, and Walter Beech established the Travel Air Manufacturing Company in Wichita on January 26, 1925. Wichita became a...
How to Spend a Perfect Day in Clear Lake, Iowa
Entrance to Central Gardens North Iowa 9:30 a.m. Central Gardens of North Iowa We started our morning off at Central Gardens of North Iowa, where we found a lot going on during a midweek morning. Line dancing was in progress, so we got energized for the day and...
How to Spend One Day in Mason City, Iowa
8:15 a.m. Breakfast at Cabin Coffee For our day trip to Mason City, Iowa, we wanted to explore some of the best things to do there. And we needed some sustenance for the day ahead, so we decided to stop at Cabin Coffee Company before catching up with our guide for the...