For the fourth of July!
June and July are the months for some of the best blueberries here in the south, and when you have your pick of organic FREE blueberries, what should one do...
I give you PIE!
Blueberry pie
6 cups fresh blueberries
3/4 cups sugar
3 heaping...
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There’s Crazy Water here!
I got on Hwy 281 in Lampasas, Texas and headed north to a town named Mineral Wells.
Mineral Wells got its name from the mineral springs in the area, and were famously popular in the early 1900's. Texas is known to have the second most mineral springs in any state with Wyoming having the most.
In 1877,...
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Crawfish Capital
Breaux (pronounced Bro) Bridge, Louisiana, is a small town located 9 miles east of Layafette. It is a quiet town, except for the first weekend in May when tens of thousands of people descend on Breaux Bridge for...
In 1959, Breaux Bridge was named the "Crawfish Capital of the World" and...
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Photo Friday: Marengo Cave
Driving East on highway 64 in Southern Indiana, I came to the town of Marengo.
[caption id="attachment_3359" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Mirror Lake[/caption]
On September 6, 1883, two children, Orris and Blanche Hiestand, were exploring in the woods near their home in Marengo, Indiana, and found a sinkhole. With...
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