Exploring Palo Duro Canyon: Grand Canyon of Texas

Connie Texas May 15, 2018May 16, 2018Grand Canyon of Texas, Palo Duro Canyon, Palo Duro Canyon State Park, What to do in Amarillo 3 Comments

Driving through the flat Texas panhandle, you’d never guess that only 25 miles south of Amarillo the earth opens to the second largest canyon in North America. Palo Duron Canyon, known as the Grand Canyon of Texas, stretches 120 miles long, ranges from 6 to 20 miles wide, and is more than 800 feet deep. However, unlike the Grand Canyon, where you can reach the canyon floor only by mule or foot, you can drive right down to the canyon floor in Palo Duro Canyon State Park.

Menno-Hof: Learn the Facts of Amish History

Connie Attractions & Events, Indiana November 15, 2017November 15, 2017 0 Comment

America’s fascination with Amish culture lures nearly 2 million visitors to Shipshewana, Indiana, each year. Shipshewana is located in LaGrange County, which is the home to over 45,000 Amish. But who exactly are these people who travel by horse and buggy and don’t use electricity, whose women wear long dresses and prayer caps and men wear pants with no outside pockets? What are their roots? Anyone who visits Shipshewana should begin their trip at Menno-Hof. Menno-Hof tells the story of Amish, Mennonites, and Hutterites, three groups who stem from the 16th century Anabaptist movement.

Driving through Theodore Roosevelt National Park

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Theodore Roosevelt, U.S. President from 1901 to 1909, is known as the “conservation president.” He created the U.S. Forest Service and also established numerous national forests, bird reserves, game preserves, national parks, and national monuments. It’s fitting that North Dakota’s national park, an area where Roosevelt hunted, ranched, and grieved the passing of both his wife and his mother, is named after him. A drive through Theodore Roosevelt National Park, located in the North Dakota Badlands, was a highlight of our week-long road trip through North Dakota last summer.

Fargo-Moorhead Visitors Center: An Attraction in Itself

Connie Attractions & Events, North Dakota June 24, 2016August 3, 2016attractions in fargo nd, Fargo, fargo attractions, fargo nd tourism, fargo north dakota, fargo tourism, fargo travel, Fargo-Moorhead Visitors Center, moorhead, wood chipper, woodchipper 2 Comments

Most times folks stop at a visitor center simply to gather travel and tourism information for the area. Once in a while, though, a visitor center is an attraction in itself, offering much more than travel and tourism brochures and maps. The Fargo-Moorhead Visitors Center in Fargo, North Dakota, is one of those.

Valley City Historic Bridges Tour: Exploring Bridges over the Sheyenne River

Connie Attractions & Events, North Dakota June 10, 2016August 3, 2016Bridges in Valley City, things to do in North Dakota, Valley City, Valley City Historic Bridges Tour, Valley City ND, Valley City North Dakota, what to do in North Dakota, what to do in Valley City ND 10 Comments

At 3,860 feet long and 162 feet above the Sheyenne River, the High Line bridge is one of the longest and highest single track railroad bridges in the United States. The bridge so defines Valley City that the local school teams are named the Hi-Liners. In use since 1908, the High Line is just one of eight bridges that make up the Valley City Historic Bridges Tour.

12 Fun Facts You May Not Know about the Midwest

Connie Attractions & Events, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin January 4, 2016March 15, 2024crookedest street in the world, Lincoln's Boyhood Home Indiana, magic capital of the world, Mall of America, mammoth site of hot springs, Midwest trivia, world's largest ball of twine, world's tallest man 40 Comments

One fun part of travel is learning interesting facts about the places you visit. Following are bits of trivia I’ve picked up about each of the Midwest states.