Midwest Wanderer Newsletter – July 15, 2022

Connie Attractions & Events, Campgrounds, Destinations, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Roadside Attraction July 17, 2022April 4, 2023Black Hawk statue, Lowden State Park, Mark Twain Birthplace, Midwest Wanderer Newsletter, Pierogi Fest 0 Comment

I felt guilty, sitting in a chair outside our travel trailer, squandering time. I should be doing something, but what? After a late lunch, we weren’t ready for dinner. Go for a walk? Too wiped out from a busy day. I forgot to pack reading material, and was tired of looking at my phone. Skip joined me, and we both just sat, watching the squirrels scamper up and down trees and robins bob along the ground. Then, a red-headed woodpecker swooped in and landed on a tree trunk just twenty feet or so from where we sat.

Pierogi Fest: Whiting , Indiana, Celebrates and Pokes a Little Fun at Their Heritage

Connie Attractions & Events, Food & Drink, Indiana, Video July 25, 2018July 17, 2022festivals in Indiana, Indiana festivals, pierogi, Pierogi Fest, pierogi fest whiting, pierogi festival, pierogi food, pierogi queen, pierogie, whiting pierogi fest 4 Comments

I grew up in Illinois just over the border from Northwest Indiana. Although I no longer live in that immediate area, I have lots of friends and family who do. Over the years I’ve heard talk about Pierogi Fest in Whiting, Indiana. I assumed it was just a small-town festival, no big deal—until I finally went to Pierogi Fest. What a hoot!

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: