When we are traveling in the midwest, one of my favorite places to eat is Culver’s.  It is not Tom’s favorite (he prefers Subway) but he indulges me from time to time, especially since we discovered fried cheese curds.  On our fast trip to Ohio last month, we ate at Culver’s on our way to …

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On our way back to Minnesota from Ohio, we stopped at a place that had been recommended by several people here in Grand Portage:  Betty’s Pies.  Just north of Two Harbors, about an hour from Duluth, it is a “world famous” restaurant and pie shop. There were plenty of people eating at Betty’s Pies the …

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After our visit to Fort William on Saturday we were starving, despite the food samples at Fort William.  We saw all we wanted to see – or all our starving bodies could stand – and headed to a nearby restaurant named Neebing Roadhouse. The decor inside and outside was unremarkable, except for some gorgeous irises, …

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Last week Tom and I enjoyed a visit from my mom and dad.  We got to spend most of Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday with them and enjoyed every minute.  We also packed the days as full as we could with sightseeing. We started Mom and Dad’s visit with a trip to our favorite Revolutionary battle …

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In order to increase tourism, states are developing all kinds of trails.  In Tennessee there was the “Pie in the Sky” trail.  Mansfield Ohio has the “Shawshank” Trail.  South Carolina has the BBQ Trail. South Carolina claims to be the birthplace of barbecue.  I’m not endorsing that claim, but barbecue has been popular in South …

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Chattanooga is smack in the middle of BBQ country, stuck between Memphis BBQ and North Carolina BBQ styles.  There is no distinctive Chattanooga BBQ style, so the BBQ restaurants in Chattanooga feel free to go with whatever they like best.  Because Tom and I love BBQ we have been trying some of the different BBQ …

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Recently, while on one of our field trips with my parents, we stopped for supper at Ye Olde Mill in Utica, Ohio.  Utica is a small town with about 2,000 residents and is home to the Velvet Ice Cream Factory.  In fact, Ye Olde Mill is located on the grounds of the Velvet Ice Cream …

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