Podcast: Great River Road Days 1-4

Connie Accommodations, Attractions & Events, Food & Drink, Minnesota, Podcast July 27, 2018July 27, 2018Anton's, Bad Habit Brewing Company, Bar 209, Bemidji, Bemidji Minnesota, Bemidji MN, Bemidji Sculpture Walk, Best Western Kelly Inn St Cloud, Best Western Plus Kelly Inn, Bible Gallery, Brigid's Pub, Charles Lindbergh House, Clemens Gardens, Country Inn & Suites Bemidji, Dutch Maid Bakery, Great River Road, Judy Garland Museum, Lake Itasca, Lake Itasca State Park, Minnesota, Mississippi River, Mississippi River headwaters, Munsinger Gardens, Paul Bunyan, St. Cloud ROX, St. John's University, Summertime by George 0 Comment

Welcome to the inaugural Midwest Wanderer podcast! As we traveled the Great River Road from the Mississippi River headwaters in northern Minnesota to the Quad Cities, we summed up our daily activities each night in a podcast. We turned the first two recordings into videos while we traveled and posted them on Facebook. But that required late nights, and after two nights of five or fewer hours of sleep, we decided to record and wait until we got home to publish them. So here we are, with the first four days of our Quad Cities adventures. Rather than videos, we’re presenting them in podcast format.

Weekend Getaway: Galena, Illinois

Connie Accommodations, Attractions & Events, Food & Drink, Illinois May 2, 2018May 3, 2018Galena IL, Galena IL shopping, Galena IL tourism, Galena Illinois, Galena tourism, hotels near galena il, things to do in Galena, what to do in Galena, where to stay in Galena IL 5 Comments

Heading west on U.S. 20 in northern Illinois, the road that had been straight and flat begins to wind through gently rolling farm fields as you near Galena. When church steeples and orange brick buildings come into view, you know you’ve reached your destination. A city with fewer than 3500 residents, Galena attracts over a million visitors every year. Visitors come for the history, the shopping, the dining or just to relax in an atmosphere that is like nowhere else in Illinois.

Seven Eagles RV Resort and Campground: RV, Cabin or Motel

Connie Accommodations, Illinois July 6, 2013May 20, 2018Great River Road, Northwest Illinois, Northwest Illinois campgrounds, Northwest Illinois camping, Savanna IL, Seven Eagles RV Resort and Campground, Where to stay in Savanna IL, Where to stay in Savanna Illinois 0 Comment

We found a great campground in Savanna, Illinois, in the northwest part of the state near the Mississippi River. In fact, a footpath leads from the Seven Eagles RV Resort and Campground right to the Great River Bike and Hike Trail that runs 62 miles from Savanna to the Quad Cities. You don’t even need an RV to stay at Seven Eagles because they have cabins and a really neat motel, too.