For 50 years, MacDonald’s Bayside Tavern has been a downtown Fish Creek cornerstone, carrying on a legacy that began over a century ago. Generations of locals and visitors have gathered here—swapping stories, clinking glasses, and making memories. More than a business, Bayside is a tradition, woven into the fabric of the community. With its timewornContinue reading “Exploring MacDonald’s Bayside Tavern: A Fish Creek Tradition”
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Resting at the highest point in Taney County, Missouri, this enchanting, three-story chapel boasts incredible floor-to-ceiling views of Table Rock Lake through a glass backdrop. As you enter through antique pine wood doors, the chapel opens to soaring 23-foot vaulting ceilings with seating for up to 180 guests. The rest of your life with yourContinue reading
Ha Ha Tonka Ruins
Wealthy Kansas City businessman Robert Snyder had a dream to construct a European-styled castle right in his beloved Missouri. To this end Snyder purchased 5,000 acres of land, including his very own lake, and began work on the evocative mansion in 1905. The businessman even imported stone masons from Europe to achieve the correct style,Continue reading “Ha Ha Tonka Ruins”
Ha Ha Tonka State Park: Caves, Sinkholes, and Scenic Views
Walkway in Ha Ha Tonka State Park in central Missouri. Ha Ha Tonka is a large park in a valley overlooking Lake of the Ozarks. The park also features caves, sinkholes, and bluffs overlooking the lake. It is a prominent example of karst topography, which is geological formation shaped by the dissolution of a layer or layers of soluble bedrock.Continue reading “Ha Ha Tonka State Park: Caves, Sinkholes, and Scenic Views”
Swimmimg Hole
A beautiful day in the Northwoods of Wisconsin. This is Fishtrap at the headwaters of the Mississippi River in a very northern section of Wisconsin. This lake is known for trophy fishing incliding Musky, Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Walleye. Sitting on the shore you will see Bald Eagles, Loons, Beaver. SwimmingContinue reading “Swimmimg Hole”
Boeing PT-17 Stearman
The Stearman (Boeing) Model 75 is a biplane used as a military trainer aircraft, of which at least 10,626 were built in the United States during the 1930s and 1940s.[1] Stearman Aircraft became a subsidiary of Boeing in 1934. Widely known as the Stearman, Boeing Stearman or Kaydet, it served as a primary trainer forContinue reading “Boeing PT-17 Stearman “
1925 Hispano-Suiza H6B Labourdette Skiff‑Torpedo
The H6B Hispano-Suiza, launched at the 1919 Paris salon was to set the standard of automotive design and engineering that other manufacturers strived to equal. Hispano-Suiza’s policy of producing only one model provided the highest degree of quality control and at the same time enabled detailed improvements based on experience and customer suggestions: By theContinue reading “1925 Hispano-Suiza H6B Labourdette Skiff‑Torpedo”
1927 Bugatti Type 35B Hellé-Nice Grand Prix
Engine: straight eight overhead cam, Bugatti-Roots supercharger, 2,292cc giving approximately 130 bhp at 5,500rpm; Gearbox: four speed manual; Suspension: front-Bugatti type forged steel tubular axle with trunnion mounted leaf springs, rear- axle carried on reversed quarter- elliptic leaf springs; Brakes: four wheel drum. Right hand drive. Considered by many people to be the most beautifulContinue reading “1927 Bugatti Type 35B Hellé-Nice Grand Prix”
The Elegance of the 1939 Bugatti Type 57C Cabriolet
The 1939 Bugatti Type 57C Vanvooren Cabriolet is a highly sought-after classic car known for its elegance and engineering. It features a supercharged 3.3-liter inline-8 engine, 160 horsepower, and a top speed of around 100 mph. The bodywork was designed by Vanvooren, a Parisian coachbuilder known for their Art Deco style. This particular model was a gift to theContinue reading “The Elegance of the 1939 Bugatti Type 57C Cabriolet”
Pratt & Whitney Wasp Jr. engines
Close up of two of the three Tri-Motor Ford engines. The Wasp Jr. R-985 was the third engine type designed by Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, following the Wasp R-1340 and Hornet R-1690, all of which were nine-cylinder engines. The Wasp Jr. was designed to compete at lower power and was virtually a Wasp of reducedContinue reading “Pratt & Whitney Wasp Jr. engines”