Michigan

Some people are just born with a love of horses. That definitely includes a very young Midwestern boy who has 3 best friends and they are all of an equestrian nature.

Traffic jams can be caused by a lot of things. If you're driving especially in the northern regions of the Midwest, you can add moose to the possibilities as a new driver video proves.

When you get stuck with an unusual name, you generally have a couple of choices; change your name to something less unusual--or totally lean into the weirdness and roll with it.

There's a lot to be said for time spent sitting on the front porch. Fresh air, good conversation, and watching life as it goes by is a perfect way to spend a summer's day or evening.

It seems as though we just can't get away from Bigfoot. It was a little over a week ago that Joe Dredge wrote a piece on this site about a Bigfoot and Bigfoot baby possibly being filmed in Michigan.

Illinois bird watchers - it might be time for a mini road trip.

Looking at the results of a recently-published study on the most and least educated cities in the United States reminded me of a couple of quotes. One, from John Belushi in Animal House: "7 years of college down the drain," and the other from my dad: "Did 9 years of high school teach you nothing?"

What started out as a garage fire quickly became a huge explosion when the fire reached a 100 pound propane tank that the owner was storing in the garage.

If you want to visit beautiful beaches without taking a flight to the tropics, plan a trip to Pictured Rocks, Michigan.

This seems to be a soiled relationship.