This was impressed upon us again and again: In Germany, Franconia is part of Bavaria … but Bavaria is not Franconia. What’s the difference, you may wonder? Franconia is the northern area of the kindgdom of Bavaria and the people poo-poo the notion of being called Bavarians. They prefer, as our ...
A Visit with Melanie Holsti: Ironstone Cottage Tea Room & Garden
There are several reasons I felt immediately comfortable in the Ironstone Cottage Tea Room and Garden, located on Greene Avenue, near the historic Square in Mountain Grove, Missouri. First of all, the atmosphere – in the 1917 Craftsman bungalow – feels warm and inviting, and secondly, the entire ...
Milling About in the Ozarks: Rockbridge and Hodgson Mills
It’s the perfect time of the year to head out on a discovery mission to find Missouri’s mills. If you dip down into Ozark County, you’ll find Rockbridge and Hodgson Mills, fairly close to each other. I’ve been to both places twice this year, because they are the perfect sites to show off the ...
Viking River Cruise Day #7: Bamberg, Germany
How lucky were we to get to spend Sunday morning in Bamberg, Germany? It’s home to 7 churches on 7 hills, plus about 20-something more churches throughout the city. I think they all had bells in their towers, too, for they certainly rang out all morning long. After having spent day #6 in Nuremberg, ...
Book Review: ‘Passport to the Ozarks’
With eager anticipation, I ordered Kaitlyn McConnell’s first book, Passport to the Ozarks. I have been following Kaitlyn’s blog, “Ozarks Alive!” for at least 2 years. Her blog never disappoints and her first, self-published book doesn’t, either. Who is Kaitlyn McConnell? After I read about Kaitlyn’s ...
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