The grandest of them all: Billion-year-old rocks, scenic trails and man-made wondersEDWARD M. EVELD / The Kansas City Star / GRAND CANYON, Ariz. - Ann Harvey is here from Dublin, Ireland. She has dreamed about seeing the Grand Canyon for exactly 17 years, ever since she watched a movie about its splendor. Now, standing at the… Sep 24 20September 24, 2020Article at Edward on Authory
Sleeping beauty: Imposing dunes add to natural wonder of Lake Michigan beachBy EDWARD M. EVELD / The Kansas City Star / SLEEPING BEAR DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE, Mich. - You can talk your head off about this park's scenic drive, its hiking trails and its islands in Lake Michigan, but inevitably visitors gather here at the big… Aug 31 20August 31, 2020Article at Edward on Authory
A Precious Moments Chapel and Barry Williams (aka Greg Brady) await visitors to Carthage and BransonHeading south out of Kansas City on Interstate 49, about an hour into my Ozarks road trip, something draws me to the Butler, Mo., exit. Towering over the Max Motors car lot is a giant gunslinger in the sky, six-shooters drawn and in a bit of a bad… May 18 15May 18, 2015Article at The Kansas City Star
Destination Omaha: City breathes new life into old neighborhoodsAdmit it. The last time — only time? — you thought about Nebraska’s biggest city was when Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning yelled “Omaha!” about 40 times in a playoff game last January. That was fun, sort of. Imagewise, pro sports haven’t… Jul 19 14July 19, 2014Article at The Kansas City Star
Montreal : A fun place to practice your French By EDWARD M. EVELD / Even if waiters automatically hand you the English version of the menu, hearing the language and sampling the Gallic energy make it almost like being in Paris.To me, the whole point of going to Montreal is to swim… Jun 15 06June 15, 2006Article at Tampa Bay Times