Big Things In Indianapolis — Inflatables
2001 Midwest Big Things Road Trip
2004 Visit to Dinosaurland in Virginia
2005 Big Things In Louisville, Kentucky
2006 Big Things Road Trip to Kansas
In the spring of 2001, I took a massive four-day road trip through the Midwest United States (Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois) to photograph "Big Things" as well as to visit my Grandparents on both sides of the family and to photograph my childhood hometown. I planned my trip using RoadSideAmerica.com to plot out tourist attractions listed in their database, and I attempted to visit some sites they didn't have photos for as well.
Rushford "Hollywood" style sign.
Apparently they use this guy in city parades and such as a mascot, because he's up on wheels and can roll around.
True, Laura Ingalls only lived in this Inn a year or so during her childhood (along with Mary, Ma and Pa Ingalls) but this is the only building she ever lived in that's still standing in the original spot. It's also the place where her little sister Grace was born. The "Little House" book about Burr Oak is coming out next year. Plus the lady who ran the place was very nice. Apparently, the Ingalls lived in a little room in the basement.
>> See the Museum's website
The mighty Mississippi is overflowing its banks, and I got to cross it twice; once at La Crosse, Minnesota, and again at Marquette, Iowa. On the first cross, I-90 was almost covered by a tributary (Black River) but I didn't get great photos, because I would have had a wreck. The second crossing at Marquette was dangerous; the river WAS covering the highway I was on, which I got great photos of. I didn't get a good close-up of Pinky the Elephant at Marquette, because he was too close to the river, and the road was closed, but you can still see him in the distance.
Giant Strawberry above the town hall at Strawberry Point.
