Case in point, The Chicken House outside of Sellersburg, Indiana. It had been on my radar for years and in August, 2025 I was finally able to visit. It was a Thursday and I got there just before it opened at 11am, and I'll bet there were at least 10 other cars already in the parking lot. Did I think to inquire about the history of the original house? No, I did not. Probably because I was laser-focused on stuffing my face. I was seated in the newer part of the restaurant.

Last August (2025) I was on the way to Ohio and checked out an abandoned segment of US Highway 41 south of Earl Park, Indiana. Here's the southbound view at the end. Oftentimes a road like this will have some sort of barrier or signage where it ends but that wasn't the case. The road just ends. That's current US-41 in the distance. Earl Park can be seen to the north. Not that it's a concern these days, but no passing. I did a little research and it appears the current vers

Last March my wife and I drove to Branson, MO. Our older daughter and her family were vacationing there so we thought we'd join them for...

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...is what Charles Dickens would've written if he was searching for hamburgers in central and southern Indiana. And he probably would've...

If there's one meat closely associated with the state of Iowa, it's pork. After all, the state sandwich is the breaded pork tenderloin! ...

Green Gables Bar & Grill is just a block or so off of Lake Bloomington, north of Hudson, Illinois. It opened in 1952 and the original...

When done right, a simple grilled cheese sandwich is truly one of the finest culinary delights on the planet. And it all starts with the...

A few years back I was in the unincorporated community of Dundee, WI (north of Campbellsport on WI-67) in January and passed the...

Awhile back I had a chance to get away for a weekend, so I decided to explore the Lincoln Highway between DeKalb and Sterling, Illinois. ...

No, I didn't go to Virginia. One of the many U.S. locations named Mt. Vernon is a small, unincorporated community located southwest of...

Just north of I-80, on IA-224 at exit 173, sits the Kellogg RV Park and Iowa's Best Burger Cafe. I've driven past it for 30+ years but...

For quite a few years my friend Jeff has been recommending the burgers at Ridott Corners Tavern, located south of Ridott, IL on the...

March 25, 2022 was a dreary day punctuated by occasional snow showers; even though Daylight Savings Time was in effect the weather was...

Without a doubt, my favorite Chinese restaurant appetizer is shrimp toast. Even though the shrimp flavor is often fairly mild, shrimp...

A few years ago I made a concerted effort to go out for fried chicken at least once a month. Over time I began to run out of relatively...

...it doesn't necessarily have to be a Bad Thing. Edgewater Supper Club is located on County Road K between Fort Atkinson and Jefferson,...

As I've done every year from 1999 on (save 2020, of course), at the end of August I took a road trip to Ohio. I didn't make as many stop...

Last week I read an online article about the partial and eventually complete closing of Red's Pizza and Catering in Oshkosh, WI because...

My very first post! At the end of April I made the annual trip to Des Moines for the Drake Relays, and as I like to do I picked out a...