One of the best Midwest cities for a Christmas getaway is Kansas City, especially if you’re driving from Omaha. And if you stay in the Kansas City, Kan., area (I’ll call it KCK from now on), you’ll find plenty of festive activities all within three hours of Omaha. My family and I visited the area…
We may have just created a new annual winter tradition: The Iowa ski trip. We went with a group of friends to Seven Oaks Recreation in Central Iowa, staying in the nearby Hotel Pattee, a historic hotel with individually-decorated rooms and suites for families. Disclosure: I was hosted by The Hotel Pattee and Seven Oaks…
I’ve been challenging myself and my friends to shop local and support local. I’ve found some Nebraska artists and locally-owned stores that will help get you into the holiday spirit this year. Some of the small businesses have a store-front or can be found at holiday markets, but the links below make it easy for…
I love Eugene T. Mahoney State Park, but I’m most familiar with the park in the summer. However, we’ve started visiting on unseasonably warm winter days and discovered a whole other side to the park. We enjoyed it so much, I decided to share my tips for visiting Mahoney State Park in the winter. Turns out,…
There’s nothing I like more during the holidays than to see holiday light displays. It makes me think back to my childhood, riding around in the car with my family “oohing” and “ahhing” at every house. Kansas City has some really spectacular lighting installations including one that has been on “Top Light Displays in the…
Grand Rapids, Michigan, has been on my radar for some time because of its thriving craft beer scene (it’s not called Beer City USA for nothin’). Over the years, I started a Grand Rapids Bucket List, and finally, it has come in handy for an upcoming trip. This is the first stop in an epic…
