Hershey’s Chocolate World: Chocolate Fun 5 Ways

Connie Attractions & Events, Food & Drink, Pennsylvania February 9, 2017February 8, 2017chocolate hershey, chocolate world, chocolate world hours, hershey, hershey chocolate, hershey chocolate company, hershey chocolate factory, hershey chocolate gifts, hershey factory, hershey pa, hershey store, hershey world, Hershey's Chocolate World, things to do in hershey 2 Comments

Milton S. Hershey built the entire town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, over a hundred years ago to serve his Hershey Chocolate factory and the factory employees. Today, not everyone who lives in Hershey works for the chocolate company or its affiliated enterprises. However, Hershey attractions still dominate. According to TripAdvisor, four of the top seven Hershey attractions are Hersheypark, Hershey Gardens, The Hershey Story (The Museum on Chocolate Avenue) and Hershey’s Chocolate World. Hershey’s Chocolate World itself includes five separate activities. Read more

North Dakota Road Trip Day 5: Bismarck to Dickinson

Connie Attractions & Events, Food & Drink, North Dakota, Road Trips February 1, 2017April 2, 2018Assumption Abbey, Enchanted Highway, Enchanted Highway North Dakota, Fort Sauerkraut, North Dakota, North Dakota road trip, Old Red Old Ten Byway, Old Red Old Ten Scenic Byway, road trip, Salem Sue, Sanfords Grub n Pub, Sanfords Pub and Grub, Worlds largest holstein 0 Comment

On the fifth day of our summer road trip across North Dakota, we took a road trip inside a road trip inside a road trip. Starting at Bismarck, we drove to Mandan. We left the interstate at Mandan and continued west on the Old Red Old Ten Scenic Byway. At Gladstone we detoured south onto the Enchanted Highway, then headed back north to continue on the Old Red Old Ten to its end at Dickinson. Read more

11 Midwest Popcorn Shops You Must Try

Connie Food & Drink, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Shopping, Wisconsin January 19, 2017September 2, 2019blarney stone popcorn, chicagoland popcorn, Corn Fusion, FlutterBy Gourmet Popcorn, gourmet popcorn, Great American Popcorn Company, Midwest popcorn shops, Pease's Candy, Pop-Kie's, popcorn cafe, popcorn shop kokomo, popcorn shop utica, popcorn shops, popcorn shops in illinois, popcorn shops in indiana, popcorn shops in NW Indiana, popcorn Traverse City, Sweet Street, Traverse City popcorn shop 2 Comments

I’ve mentioned here before that if I could have only one snack food for the rest of my life, it would be cheese popcorn. But not just any cheese popcorn. The supermarket stuff won’t do. It must be super cheesy, the kind you can only find in a gourmet popcorn shop. So every time I stumble upon a popcorn shop in my travels, I must go in and buy some. Here are 11 Midwest popcorn shops I’ve come across in the past few years that offer rich gourmet cheese popcorn—and caramel corn in lots of flavors if you prefer your popcorn sweet. Read more

Midwest Wanderer 2016 Top 10 Posts

Connie Attractions & Events, Food & Drink, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma December 29, 2016March 15, 20242016 Top Ten, american banjo museum, Bowers Harbor Inn Travers City, Carlsbad caverns, DeSoto House Hotel, Eagle Watching Illinois, Hurts Donut, Illinois State Capitol, Palms Grill Cafe, Pierogi Fest, robert wadlow 0 Comment

At Midwest Wanderer we write about a variety of article topics. We like to include a mix of restaurants, attractions, festivals, and accommodations. So I was pleasantly surprised when I ran the list of the Midwest Wanderer 2016 Top 10 (most viewed) posts and the top four were a bakery, an attraction, a hotel, and a festival. Apparently you, our readers, like a variety of topics, too. Here is the list of Midwest Wanderer 2016 Top 10 posts: Read more

North Dakota Day 4: Bottineau to Bismarck

Connie Attractions & Events, Food & Drink, North Dakota, Road Trips December 11, 2016December 11, 2016Fort Abraham Lincoln, Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park, Fort Mandan, Garrison Dam, Kroll's Diner, Lake Sakakawea, Lake Sakakawea State Park, Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, Lewis and Clark Riverboat, North Dakota, North Dakota road trip, North Dakota tourism, On-A-Slant Village, road trip, Scandinavian Heritage Park, things to do in North Dakota 0 Comment

Leaving Bottineau on the fourth day of our summer road trip across North Dakota, we headed south on U.S. Route 83 to Bismarck. Along the way, we visited heritage and historical sites, ending the evening with a riverboat cruise on the Missouri River. Read more

Dining at Key West Shrimp House: Iconic Restaurant on the Ohio River

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French Fried Shrimp…Shrimp Orleans…Shrimp Panama…Coconut Shrimp… Shrimp Scampi… Browsing the menu that includes nine shrimp entrees, plus other seafood options, you might think the restaurant was located along the Gulf Coast. But the iconic Key West Shrimp House overlooks the Ohio River in Madison, Indiana.

Editor’s Note: The Key West Shrimp House is closed for business, and the building was sold. The new owners are rehabbing the building for a future business.