


The William M. Black Steamboat
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Grant Park in Galena, Illinois
It is easy to get caught up in the excitement of this busy little town and not look at the whole picture. I don’t know about any of you, but […]

The Ghost Story of “The Italian Bride”
Most of us enjoy a good yarn spun around a campfire, or these days, by the light of our cellphones. I was intrigued when I heard this story because of […]

Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Hillside, IL… Al Capone’s Final Resting Place.
There is peace found in places where all that lives is silence. It’s what brings me to these solitudes, to walk among the once vertical and chat. Might seem strange […]

The Neighborhood that Frank Lloyd Wright Designed
The goal was to see the home in which Frank Lloyd Wright designed and lived in from 1889 to 1909 with his wife and children. A beautiful home, see it […]

The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio… Chicago, IL
Some of my travels have taken me to the most beautiful of places, one being Frank Lloyd Wright’s personal home found in Oak Park, IL (a suburb of Chicago). […]

“The Music of Yesterday”… The Music Machines of House on the Rock.
I took so many wonderful pictures during my time at “House on the Rock,” that I wanted to make sure to not overwhelm my readers with a novel of pictures. […]