The Whitesidewalls

The Whitesidewalls performing at Summerfest in Hampton, IA in August, 2018. This outstanding band performs at Summerfest every August which is just one of their many performances during the year.

A landscape built by nature's fury...

A a beautiful clear day looking southwest past downtown Portland, Oregon toward Mt. Hood you can see the rolling landscape caused by the Boring Lava Fields over a million years ago and the Missoula Floods about 14,000 years ago.

Sorry, can't catch the train here.

This tiny train station no longer has passengers boarding trains and in fact no longer has tracks near it but is still serving the public as the Moscow, Michigan Township Hall. The tiny township is located on US Highway 12 between US Highway 127 and Interstate 69.

The Detroit Princess Tour Boat and the Renaissance Center in Detroit along the Detroit River

The Detroit Princess tour boat and the Renaissance Center home of General Motors in Detroit as taken from another tour boat along the Detroit River.

Can't be a Toys R Us kid anymore...

A former Toys R Us store outside of Detroit. This store closed before the final liquidation of the company.

A Trip down memory lane...

The Horseshoe Motel (now the Luck Horseshoe Motel) in Port Austin, Michigan holds a special place in my heart. My Uncle Joe and Aunt Catherine owned the motel when I was growing up. For several years we could make an annual visit every summer to stay here, spend time with family, and do a little fishing with Uncle Joe. 

The picture below was the house that my Uncle and Aunt lived in. 

Looking toward their house, the sign along the highway and some cabins in the background. Some of the cabins are original and some have been built recently. The motel was originally built as a motor court motel where you park your car in a carport next to the your room. 

Moving America's Freight

A Norfolk Southern Freight train is traveling eastbound out of Waterloo, Indiana along US Highway 6.