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    Houses of Horror: The Serial Murder Sites of Chicago and Milwaukee

    by Malcolm Logan May 27, 2017
    by Malcolm Logan May 27, 2017

    A popular trope in horror is the isolated farmhouse, the remote village, where gruesome serial murders take place. Innocent victims stumble onto …

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    The Tyrant’s Art: Living in a Dream House in Two Rivers, WI

    by Malcolm Logan April 14, 2017
    by Malcolm Logan April 14, 2017

    Living in his house, it was hard to comprehend how such a cold, self-absorbed person could create a thing of such beauty. …

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    The Patients of Saints: Visiting The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

    by Malcolm Logan March 30, 2017
    by Malcolm Logan March 30, 2017

    It started with a disaster. When the tornado struck, devastating the town of Rochester, wiping out a third of the town, killing …

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    The Long, Hard Walk: Tramping Westward on the Oregon Trail in Nebraska

    by Malcolm Logan August 26, 2016
    by Malcolm Logan August 26, 2016

    It was perfectly logical to believe. After all, the Rhine connected with the Danube via the Main and a short portage, tying …

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    Ghost Dance: The Bitter Legacy of the Badlands Sioux

    by Malcolm Logan June 15, 2016
    by Malcolm Logan June 15, 2016

    At the South Unit of Badlands National Park in South Dakota there’s a visitor center that doesn’t really want visitors. The South …

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  • Washington

    Farm to Table with Flare: Suds and Grub in Seattle, WA

    by Malcolm Logan March 20, 2016
    by Malcolm Logan March 20, 2016

    Let’s be honest. I like to eat and drink. And as I travel around the country looking for interesting places to dine …

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  • Arizona

    Surrendering to the Void: Stargazing at Kitt Peak Observatory in Arizona

    by Malcolm Logan June 6, 2015
    by Malcolm Logan June 6, 2015

    Here’s what I learned from the media on February 18th: Justin Bieber is acting strangely. He wore a gas mask in public …

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    Deep Reservations: Visiting a Haunted Indian School in Concho, OK

    by Malcolm Logan March 13, 2015
    by Malcolm Logan March 13, 2015

    The ghosts of children are said to haunt the abandoned hallways of the Concho Indian Boarding School in Concho, Oklahoma.  Paranormalists take …

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  • GeorgiaThe South

    "Where is Tara?" Atlanta’s Gone with the Wind Legacy

    by Malcolm Logan September 23, 2014
    by Malcolm Logan September 23, 2014

    Even 70 years later, one of the most common questions asked by tourists visiting Atlanta is “Where is Tara?” Not where is …

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  • MinnesotaThe Midwest

    Rock of Ages: Mining the Depth of Old Friendship in Northern Minnesota

    by Malcolm Logan September 5, 2013
    by Malcolm Logan September 5, 2013

    Lincoln wanted to get away.  He said, “Find me a dock on a lake somewhere up north where I can dangle my …

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My American Odyssey
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    • Pennsylvania
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    • Missouri
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