Off I-94: Artsy Fergus Falls
The vintage-looking sign on the side of a building in downtown Fergus Falls caught my attention. The Market sells a variety of merchandise from kitchen to bath and body, garden and home accent products...
View ArticleAppreciating a vintage Dairy Queen sign in Janesville
ICE CREAM. It has to be the single treat with the most universal appeal. And I expect Dairy Queen rates as the company most universally known for its soft-serve ice cream. With 6,000 plus Dairy Queens...
View ArticleSweet vintage signage in Sleepy Eye & a theatre in need of rescue
Classic vintage signage on the King Koin Launderette in Sleepy Eye. EVERY TIME I PASS through Sleepy Eye along U.S. Highway 14 in southwestern Minnesota, I admire the same business signage, especially...
View ArticleWestward, ho: A surprising discovery at the Cannon Mall
I’VE SHOPPED MANY ANTIQUE stores and malls. But this is a first: an 1840 Conestoga wagon for sale. Not to be confused with a covered wagon, this heavy-duty wagon hails from the Conestoga River...
View ArticleFirst impressions of downtown Madison, Wisconsin
AS SOMEONE WHO DOESN’T particularly like big cities, and I realize that term is relative, I like Madison. That surprised me. The modernistic entrance to the U.S. Federal Courthouse. The...
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