In the Midwestern town of Galena, Illinois, once the stomping ground of Ulysses S. Grant and Mark Twain, intrepid ghost-hunters detect spirits among the old brick buildings. Would I encounter some, too?
Galena, Illinois, population 3,254, will forever be the town where I was hugged by a…
Just as the Netherlands is famous for tulips, and Provence is known for fields of lavender, there may be no flower that is more American than the sunflower. Starting each July and lasting through the summer, these bright, cheerful blooms erupt throughout The Great Plains, rising through the weeds of open fields, and growing along…