The story of how the prairie was tamed is closely connected to the equipment used to tame it. From lawn and garden tractors to massive steam engines, machinery was a backbone of development. This is the story that’s told at … Continue reading
No team had quite the impact on our country that Lewis & Clark did. To gain a better understanding of what the duo and their exploration meant to the development of the west, pay a visit to the Lewis & … Continue reading
While the Quad cities—which include Rock Island, Moline and East Moline in Illinois and Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa—get a lot of traffic during warm-weather months, winter is a great time to head over there for a visit to its … Continue reading
It is amazing to think that one of our country’s greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln, did not have an official Presidential Library until 140 years after his death! The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library And Museum, located in Springfield, Illinois, was dedicated … Continue reading