Tag: Canon PowerShot S80
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Abandoned schools on old US 50 in Butlerville, Indiana
I hope my last post didn’t make it sound too much like I’m the Master of the Old Maps and Road Guides, because all too often the old directions stump me. Such was the case as I tried to find US 50’s original path between Nebraska and Butlerville, two tiny towns in Jennings County, Indiana.…
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Welcome to Aurora
Aurora, Indiana, on old US 50 — a charming old town.
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Driving US 50 across Indiana
I have a running mental wish list of old roads I want to explore, and US 50 across Indiana and Illinois are at the top of the list. But as this road-trip season began and I received the e-mail about the Eilas Conwell house and learned a few things about Mr. Conwell, the choice was easy.…
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Millenium Park in the fog
After a good night’s rest and a leisurely breakfast at the Palmer House, my son and I shouldered our backpacks and headed toward the train station, which is under Millenium Park. It had rained overnight, and the city was covered in fog. I was fascinated by how the buildings disappeared into the fog above. My…
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The Palmer House
My sons and I have taken many road trips and stayed in plenty of inexpensive motels. But when my older son and I made our recent Chicago trip, I wanted it to be a real experience. Instead of driving, we took the train. And instead of sleeping on the cheap, we stayed in one of…
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Chicago from the heights
When my older son turned 13 earlier this year, I knew I wanted to celebrate this milestone birthday in extra special fashion. We started making plans to have a weekend together in Chicago. We would take the train to town, see the Museum of Science and Industry, and stay in a grand old hotel in…
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Spring tree flowers
The first homes in my old-suburbia neighborhood were built in about 1955, so we have plenty of mature trees. Even my house, a 1969 latecomer to the block party, sits on a well-wooded lot. Although my neighborhood shows many signs of decline today, that so many of its trees flower in the spring say that…
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Captured: Felke Florist
If you’ve never been to Plymouth, put it on your list; it is a charming small Indiana city. I came to appreciate it on my many passes through as I explored the Michigan Road in 2008. Its intact old downtown is filled with viable local shops; well-cared-for homes dating to the mid-1800s line the Michigan Road…