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Welcome to Legends Of America's Photo Blog, traveling through history since 2003.For blog entries about our travels from 2005 to 2014 see our Old Blogspot Here. Black Gold of Beaumont
January 06, 2017
After moving on from our adventure in Goliad County, we went in search of Black Gold, Texas Tea...Oil that is. First though, we decided to take a side trip down to the lo...
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Exploring Deep Texas History in Goliad
January 02, 2017
We're starting the new year doing what we like most, exploring history. And here in South Texas, there's plenty of it. Our primary destination for this part of our trip t...
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That time when... Our Visit to Sego Canyon Utah
November 30, 2016
[A look back at our 2008 visit to Utah, and Sego Canyon, including the ghost town of Sego, in the fourth of our series "That time when.." a revisit to some of our favorit...
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That time when... Our Visit to Shakespeare
August 08, 2016
[This is the third in our series "That time when..." a look back at our favorite travels through history since 2003.]
In March of 2008 we took a trip to southern New Mex...
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Split Rock - More than Just a Lighthouse
July 26, 2016
It's been the subject of a stamp, featured in film, notable photography and postcards. It's also one of Minnesota's best known landmarks.
Yet Split Rock Lighthouse, sout...
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A Frivolous Post on Lanesboro
July 24, 2016
I don't have a lot to write about Lanesboro, Minnesota, at the moment. But Kathy and I had the opportunity to stop there not long after entering Minnesota last week, and...
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North West Company Fur Post - A Trip to the early 1800's on Snake River
July 23, 2016
Just a few miles outside of Pine City, Minnesota sits an historic site found by chance. The 1804 fur post of the North West Company.
Evidence of the post was found in th...
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Mill City Museum - Exploring Flour Power in Minneapolis
July 21, 2016
Another excellent site from the Minnesota Historical Society is Mill City Museum in downtown Minneapolis. Housed in the ruins of the Washburn A Mill, the museum chronicle...
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Sibley Historic Site and Fort Snelling
July 20, 2016
We couldn't come to Minnesota without touring and learning about Mendota. This area is rich in history with the Dakota tribe long before fur traders arrived here in the 1...
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On the Road - Fort Dodge...The Other One
July 16, 2016
July 2016
We're on the road again, this time heading north through Iowa with our farthest destination being the head waters of the Mississippi River. Along the way we're...
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That time when... A journey to our beginnings
June 25, 2016
Editor's Note: This is the second in our series "That time when...", looking back at some of our favorite travels since 2003.
Thirteen years ago, on June 27, 2003, Kathy...
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That time when... Our Trip to Virginia City Nevada in 2009
June 03, 2016
Editor's Note: This is the first in our series "That time when...", looking back at some of our favorite travels since 2003.
In July of 2009, during a trip out west to C...
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Kansas Rail Towns and Little House on the Prairie
October 31, 2015
Our journey home to Missouri, from Old Cowtown Museum in Wichita, was planned with an eye on Kansas ghost towns, near ghost towns, and a quick stop at the Little House on...
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A Kansas Roadtrip to Old Cowtown Museum
October 26, 2015
We hadn't been on the road since last Spring, so Kathy and I were aching for a least a little road trip. Our last adventure of two months in the Southwest wound up doing...
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The Passing of David Fisk
October 10, 2015
We are saddened by the loss of Legends' Photo contributor David Fisk on October 9, 2015. Our heartfelt condolences go out to his girlfriend and partner Charlie Wolfe and...
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