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Onondaga Cave – Leasburg, MO

Hi, my name is Craig and am a Cave Snob

That’s hard to admit ’cause I didn’t even know I suffered from the affliction until recently. I see signs touting the spectacular Onondaga Cave in Missouri. But hey, I’m from Kentucky, home of Mammoth Cave. The largest cave system in the world and one of the 10 Natural Wonders of the World. Like I invented the darn thing or something. Nonetheless, I’m totally prepared to be unimpressed with this cave, you’ll have to Show Me Missouri, besides I’m here to see the bats anyway. […]

Curious Craig

Hannibal, MO

“I am a border-ruffian from the State of Missouri”

Mark Twain once surmised that he was the 101st person born in Florida, Missouri. He thereby increased the population by 1% and in doing so did more for a town than any another person. He is correct in premise but wrong on town. What he has done for his boyhood hometown of Hannibal, is beyond measure. […]

Curious Craig

Pony Express, St. Joesph, MO

Neither rain nor snow or dark of night

Today there are no adoring crowds, no cheers, and no fireworks. The skies are gray and the mood is somber. Johnny along with nearly 190 other riders gather outside the Pony Express Stables. They have all just been informed that their services are no longer required. […]

Curious Craig

Cornpalooza Corn Salad Recipe

A Virtual CORNacopia

Some of the U-Haul ” Classic” Supergraphics are a bit generic. Such is the case with the Nebraska Cornfield. There is certainly no shortage of cornfields to visit here in Nebraska but that would make for a pretty boring blog. Though Murphy and I have some raucous hide-n-seek games in the fields. He’s good and finds me every time. […]

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Grand Island, NE

It’s Grand!

In 1857, German settlers left Iowa and headed west to Nebraska to start a new settlement on an island known by French traders as La Grande Isle, (later Grand Island) which is formed by the Wood River and Platte Rivers. The city’s claim to fame today is it hosts the Nebraska State Fair in August and is on the migratory route for sandhill cranes in the early spring. […]