This page covers our travels through the Midwest. We go through states like Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota & a little bit of Kentucky.
The next 8 videos are Cleveland, Ohio
In this video I'm heading into Cleveland. Now this stop is very special because my daughter Sarah and my grandkids were there. (Video further down)
Cleveland, Ohio
This is our first Cleveland Lodging sponsor.
They helped me raise money for my gas-they allowed to clean their windows.
Crest Bed & Breakfast
The Crest B&B owner Phyllis took me on a tour of Cleveland
Cleveland City Tour
Here they are. My daughter Sarah and 2
of my grandkids Ian & Ilias with their dad Clay
Sarah, Clay & the Grandkids
Here is our restaurant sponsor
La Dolce Vita
Here is our second lodging sponsor
Stone Gables Bed & Breakfast
Phyllis took me to the Lake View Cemetery-one of the biggest in the country
It's so big, it took two videos
Lake View Cemetery-Wade Chapel
Lake View Cemetery-Garfield Monument
The next 10 videos are of Evansville, Indiana, Metropolis, Illinois and my first attempt at 2012 dead bird interviews
I put some miles on the road getting to Metropolis, Illinois. I stopped in Evansville, Indiana for the night. (that's the next video)
Columbus, Cincinatti & Lexington
I stayed in Evansville for the night and just happen to run into fire tossers in the local park.
Check it out
Evansville, Indiana
This video is my first attempt to interview somebody in one of the places that the dead birds fell from the sky. If you remember at the beginning of this year, there were 3 places it happened-Louisiana, Beebe, Arkansas (5,000 died) and this place I went to Gilbertsville, Kentucky. I had no luck finding anybody who had direct experience. I got some good interviews in Beebe (coming up later)
2012 Reality or Myth? in Gilbertsville, Kentucky
I'm coming into Metropolis, Illinois-the home of Superman
Metropolis, Illinois
Here is our lodging sponsor
Summers Riverview Mansion Bed & Breakfast
Here is our first restaurant sponsor
The Grille
The next 2 videos are of a whirlwind tour of Metropolis on a carriage ride.
Brugger's Carriage Service
Brugger's Carriage Service 2
Here is our next restaurant sponsor
Willy Jack's Bar & Grille
Here is another local attraction
Fort Massaq
The next 13 videos are of the Cairo, Illinois sinkhole, the New Madrid Fault line, the Beebe, Arkansas dead bird interviews and the 150,000 dead fish interviews near Ozark, Arkansas.
The next 13 videos are part of my 2012 Reality or Myth? theme. I videod these events that have happened recently and hopefully it will inspire you to research and find out for yourself why these things are happening lately-to see if 2012 is a reality or a myth.
Here I am on the way to Cairo
On to Cairo, Illinois
Here I am coming into New Madrid
New Madrid Historical Museum
The next 2 videos are on the New Madrid Fault Line
I went to the local barbershop and talked to locals about the fault line
The next 5 videos are of the 5,000 dead bird interviews I did in Beebe, Arkansas
In this one I head to Beebe and run into a crop duster. It's also one of my first dead bird interview
The next 2 videos are of the dead fish interviews
The next 7 videos are of 2012 interviews & Independence, Missouri
This is footage of a tornado that hit Etna, Arkansas and an interview
For my 2012 series I filmed the aftermath of the Joplin, Tornado and some interviews. They are the next 2 videos.
Here is our Independence lodging sponsor
Three Trails Inn Bed & Breakfast
Here is the city
Independence, Missouri
I just happened to be in Independence when they had one of their biggest yearly events-The SantaCalGon Days Festival. It was huge, like a state fair. Check it out.
SantaCalGon Days Festival
I filmed some of the religious history of Independence, most notably the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints-although they changed there name, they still have a lot of history here.
Independence Religious History
The next 9 videos are on the Midwest flooding & Logan, Iowa
I left Independence, Missouri and took a detour to Adam-Ondi-Ahman
Adam-Ondi-Ahman
Here is the start of the Midwest flooding
I-29 Flooding
I'm coming into Iowa and witness more flooding
Iowa Flooding
In this video I go through Omaha, Nebraska on my way to my lodging sponsor in Logan, Iowa
Omaha & On to Blue Bird Run B&B Here is my Logan, Iowa lodging sponsor
Blue Bird Run Farm Bed & Breakfast
Here is Logan, Iowa and the towns surrounding it
Logan, Woodbine & Missouri Valley, Iowa There is a Religious Museum with artifacts from all religions. Check it out
Museum of Religious Arts
I went to Blair, Nebraska and just happen to run into the Mayor. Check out his interview
Blair, Nebraska
I left Logan, Iowa and headed up to the Gavin's Point Dam-the source of all the flooding that I just witnessed down below it. Check out how much water is still flowing out of it like Niagara Falls
Gavins Point Dam
The next 6 videos are of Minnesota & the Minot, North Dakota Flooding
I'm heading to my camping sponsor in Sandstone, Minnesota. I show you how to get to this hidden place.
On to 2 Creeks Campground Here is my camping sponsor. This is a clothing-optional campground
2 Creeks Campground
After I stayed at 2 Creeks, I headed back to Forest Lake, just north of the Twin Cities. It is one of the places where I grew up. I was there in my second and third grade. I show you where I had my first swimming lesson and my first cup of coffee at the Der Loch Haus. Then I take you a couple miles north where we move to Comfort Lake. I got stung by a catfish there and I show you my next store neighbor's house, where my best friend Brucy's mother had the Abraxas album by Santana. Brucy put it on, even though he wasn't supposed to and I've been a fan ever since.
Forest Lake & Comfort Lake
Now I take you to Brooklyn Park-a northwest suburb of Minneapolis-where I graduated from Park Center High. I took a drivers ed class there and first learn how to drive. I also show you where I worked my first job as a dishwasher. Oh, them days.
Brooklyn Park
I headed to Minot, North Dakota and show you the devastation of the flooding there