Baltimore, MD – Babe Ruth Birthplace & Museum
(Just a few yards from Camden Yards)
Branson, MO – Roy Rogers Museum
Cleveland, OH – Rock & Roll Museum
Dewey, OK – Tom Mix Museum
(Tribute to the first famous cowboy of the silver screen)
Fort Wayne, IN – Lincoln Museum
(World’s largest museum dedicated to Abraham Lincoln)
Gene Autry, OK – Gene Autry Museum
(Where else would this tribute be of the Singing Cowboy?)
Golden, CO – Buffalo Bill Cody Museum
(One of my heroes – plus located in a beautiful area)
Greenville, OH – Garst Museum
(Home of Annie Oakley & other greats)
Hannibal, MO – Mark Twain Museum & Boyhood home
Harlem, GA – Laurel & Hardy Museum
Indiana, PA – Jimmy Stewart Museum
(Famous actor’s hometown museum)
Jamestown, NY – Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz Museum
(Birthplace of Lucille Ball & they love Lucy)
Kansas City, MO – Negro Baseball Leagues & Jazz Museums
(Discover Buck O’Neil & Count Basie)
Louisville, KY – Muhammad Ali Museum
Marceline, MO – Walt Disney Boyhood Museum
Memphis, TN – Elvis Presley’s Graceland
Metropolis, IL – The Superman Museum
Queens, NY – Louis Armstrong Home
(Home of the great jazz musician)
Scranton, PA – The Harry Houdini Museum
(The greatest escape artist of all time)
Sedan, KS - Emmett Kelly Clown Museum
(World’s most popular clown)
Winterset, Iowa – John Wayne Birthplace & Museum
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
A great Indian Story!
Bolek, also known as Billy Bowlegs, was a fierce Seminole Chief from Florida. After signing a treaty in 1832, Bowlegs and his 200 warriors were peaceful until his fellow Seminole Chief Osceola was wrongfully imprisoned. Chief Bowlegs and his warriors led many successful raids against the U.S. military. Finally in 1858, the government convinced Chief Bowlegs to relocate to the new Indian Territory in Oklahoma. He was given $10,000 dollars and each of his followers received $1,000. Here he became a prominent chief to his people and was once again peaceful. During the Civil War, he became a captain in the Union Army and was instrumental to the success in this region against the Confederacy. In 1864, the famous chief died of smallpox.
Photo Courtesy of Library of Congress
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Favorite Hometown Mottos
Abilene, TX – A whole lot of Texas going on!
Andover, KS – Where the people are warm even when the weather isn’t!
Atlantic City, NJ – Always turned on!
Broadview Heights, OH – Highest of the Heights!
Bushnell, SD – It’s not the end of the world but you can see it from here!
Cando, SD – You can do better in Cando!
Conneaut, OH – Ohio’s sharpest corner?
Del Mar, CA – Where the surf meets the turf!
Devine, TX – Where the name says it all!
Happy, TX – The town without a frown!
Havre, MT – Get Er Done!
Hereford, TX – The town without a toothache!
Hershey, PA – The sweetest place on earth!
Hico, TX – Where everybody is somebody!
Hooker, OK – All of our friends are hookers!
Independence, MO – Where the trails start and the buck stops here!
Jacksonville, FL – Where Florida begins!
Las Vegas, NV – What happens here stays here!
Leavenworth, KS – How about doing some time in Leavenworth?
Lewes, DE – The first town in the first state!
Mackinaw City, MI – The town that loves company!
Melbourne, IA – Right on top, not down under!
Midland, TX – The sky’s the limit!
New York, NY – The city that never sleeps!
Omaha, NE – Rare and well done!
Oregon City, OR – The end is just the beginning!
Peculiar, MO – Where the odds are with you!
Portland, OR – The city that works!
Raleigh, NC – The southern part of heaven!
Roswell, NM – The aliens are not the only reason to visit!
San Antonio, TX – Something to remember!
San Diego, CA – City with Sol!
San Gabriel, CA – The city with a mission!
San Juan Capistrano, CA – Where the swallows return!
Saratoga, WY – Where the trout leap in Main Street!
Show Low, AZ – Named for the turn of a card!
Sitka, AK – The natural place to visit!
Spring Lake, MI – Where nature smiles for seven miles!
St. Louis, MO – There’s more than meets the Arch!
Taos, NM – Soul of the Southwest!
Texarkana, AR – Twice as nice!
Tombstone, AZ – The town too tough to die!
Topeka, KS – To the stars through difficulty!
Uvalde, TX – Clearly Texas!
Virginia City – The richest place on earth!
Walker, MI – From solid roots and strong branches!
Washington, D.C. – City living, D.C. style!
Wichita, KS – We got the goods!
Yuma, AZ – Experience our sense of Yuma!
Andover, KS – Where the people are warm even when the weather isn’t!
Atlantic City, NJ – Always turned on!
Broadview Heights, OH – Highest of the Heights!
Bushnell, SD – It’s not the end of the world but you can see it from here!
Cando, SD – You can do better in Cando!
Conneaut, OH – Ohio’s sharpest corner?
Del Mar, CA – Where the surf meets the turf!
Devine, TX – Where the name says it all!
Happy, TX – The town without a frown!
Havre, MT – Get Er Done!
Hereford, TX – The town without a toothache!
Hershey, PA – The sweetest place on earth!
Hico, TX – Where everybody is somebody!
Hooker, OK – All of our friends are hookers!
Independence, MO – Where the trails start and the buck stops here!
Jacksonville, FL – Where Florida begins!
Las Vegas, NV – What happens here stays here!
Leavenworth, KS – How about doing some time in Leavenworth?
Lewes, DE – The first town in the first state!
Mackinaw City, MI – The town that loves company!
Melbourne, IA – Right on top, not down under!
Midland, TX – The sky’s the limit!
New York, NY – The city that never sleeps!
Omaha, NE – Rare and well done!
Oregon City, OR – The end is just the beginning!
Peculiar, MO – Where the odds are with you!
Portland, OR – The city that works!
Raleigh, NC – The southern part of heaven!
Roswell, NM – The aliens are not the only reason to visit!
San Antonio, TX – Something to remember!
San Diego, CA – City with Sol!
San Gabriel, CA – The city with a mission!
San Juan Capistrano, CA – Where the swallows return!
Saratoga, WY – Where the trout leap in Main Street!
Show Low, AZ – Named for the turn of a card!
Sitka, AK – The natural place to visit!
Spring Lake, MI – Where nature smiles for seven miles!
St. Louis, MO – There’s more than meets the Arch!
Taos, NM – Soul of the Southwest!
Texarkana, AR – Twice as nice!
Tombstone, AZ – The town too tough to die!
Topeka, KS – To the stars through difficulty!
Uvalde, TX – Clearly Texas!
Virginia City – The richest place on earth!
Walker, MI – From solid roots and strong branches!
Washington, D.C. – City living, D.C. style!
Wichita, KS – We got the goods!
Yuma, AZ – Experience our sense of Yuma!
Monday, March 1, 2010
Great Ragtime Festival
Sedalia, MO
Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival
Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival
If you remember the music from the movie “The Sting” starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford, you have heard the music of Scott Joplin. Joplin was a famous ragtime black musician and composer in the early 1900’s. His music is world renowned and Sedalia, MO was his birthplace. In 1899, Joplin became famous for his musical piece “Maple Leaf Rag”. Within six months Maple Leaf Rag sold over 75,000 copies. However, as the music scene changed so did Joplin’s fame and fortune. In 1917, he died nearly penniless and all but forgotten. In his honor, the community hosts this festival each year. If you would like to enjoy the music or learn an early 20th century dance, this is your venue. Many famous musicians display their talent throughout these days and draw more than 6,000 visitors to this festival.
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