When we decided to detour off of US-20 to see Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse, we knew we would be driving on I-90 a bit before picking up our scenic two-lane road again. Since we were not sure about …
What South Dakota Knows About Moving Mountains
If the future is to remain open and free, we need people who can tolerate the unknown, who will not need the support of completely worked-out systems or traditional blueprints from the past. - …
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It’s All in The Details: The Nebraska Sandhills
It must have been the scarcity of detail in that tawny landscape that made detail so precious. - Will Cather, My Antonia As a native of the Pacific Northwest, the Great Plains always held a Little …
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Connecting With Your Corps of Discovery
There was nothing but land: not a country at all, but the material out of which countries are made. - Willa Cather, My Antonia As we set off from the picture-perfect town of Galena, Illinois to …
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An All American Welcome Home in Chicago
As my children fumbled to find the words to the National Anthem at the Chicago White Sox game last week, they glared at me silently asking “why are we the only people that don’t know this song?” I …
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Friday Night Lights in Niagara Falls
I am a great admirer of mystery and magic. Look at this life… - Harry Houdini My grandmother used to tell me the story of her first trip to Niagara Falls. She was newly married and she had lavender …
