Guilty

Headwaters of the Mississippi River

Mississippi headwaters located here in Itasca State Park in NW Minnesota

The start of the Mississippi river was discovered and declared by Henry Schoolcraft. Itasca is taken from the Latin "verITAS" and "CAput", respectively "truth" and "head".

I've now successfully crossed the Mississippi River

Near Moorhead, MN

Observation about cities in Northern Tier States

I have been in three cities so far (Great Falls, MT, Rapid City, SD and Dickinson, ND) which have grid pattern streets that have numbers for both their North-South and East-West streets. In all cases, one set are Avenues and Streets. For example, 6th St West intersects with 4th Avenue North. What is the deal with that?

The price of gas in West Fargo, ND on August 20th, 2008

The Enchanted Highway & Center of the USA

Western North Dakota has little to draw tourists. Gary Greff has decided that by building large metal sculptures would draw drivers off the I-94 down the highway towards his hometown of Regent, ND. Here's what we have. The first two are from my trip a couple years ago where I didn't drive the entire stretch. However, this time, Keith and I did.

Geese in Flight

Deer Crossing

Grasshopper's Delight

Fisherman's Dream

Pheasants on the Prairie

Theodore Roosevelt Rides Again

The Tin Family

The sculptor himself, Gary Greff!

Back in South Dakota. Thirteen miles north of Belle Fourche is the geographic center of the United States of America. Here's what it looks like and the surrounding environs.

How well do you know your US Presidents?

Rapid City, SD is nicknamed "The City of Presidents." Why? On Main and St. Josephs streets downtown are the busts of 31 former American presidents. Below are pictures of each of the busts. They are divided into six sets with answers provided at the end. Good luck!

LEVEL: EASY#1
A & B

C & D

E & F

LEVEL: EASY#2
A & B

C & D

E & F

LEVEL: MEDIUM#1
A & B

C & D

E & F

LEVEL: HARD#1
A & B

C & D

E & F

LEVEL: HARD#2
A & B

C & D

E & F &G

ANSWERS

EASY #1

GW Bush, Nixon, FDR, LBJ, JFK, Teddy Roosevelt

EASY #2

Truman, Ford, Carter, Washington, Reagan, Eisenhower

MEDIUM #1

John Adams, Taft, Van Buren, Wilson, Madison, Jefferson

HARD #1

Hoover, John Quincy Adams, Monroe, Jackson, Pierce, Buchanan

HARD #2

Harding, Fillmore, Taylor, Tyler, Coolidge, Polk, William Harrison