WHY GO: Port Chester has always been the poorer industrial cousin to neighboring Rye NY so why do the Mavens recommend it? Well, one of them spent her formative years working in her father’s downtown PC office, and has watched Port Chester’s revival and growing culinary scene with appreciative interest. …
What’s So Romantic About US Route 6 NE? If you drive all 373 miles of US Route 6 Nebraska, you’ll get a good sense of this Plains State. From populous cities in the East to the achingly beautiful grasslands to the west, Nebraska is surprising to most first timers. In …
A Romantic Getaway to Lincoln NE? Some people are just primed to find romance everywhere. But Lincoln NE is really full of the ingredients that make for an idyllic escape: gardens, fine art, boutique hotels, charming eateries, and for adventurous couples – weird and wonderful museums. Thankfully, Lincoln NE is …
Why Go to Omaha NE? Omaha NE is worth a couple of days to explore, not only for its art, but also for its heart. It’s no surprise that sensible, unflashy, frugal billionaire – The “Oracle of Omaha,” Warren Buffet – was born and lives here, steeped in the make-a-buck-then-give-back …
Romantic US Route 6 Iowa? Actually? Would you consider 1800’s farm settlements, the “World’s Oldest Soda Fountain”, killer butterscotch pies, Bonnie and Clyde robbed banks, best blue cheese, presidential diners, tiny cornfield towns, and the like, romantic? Then you’ll love driving US Route 6 Iowa with your best buddy for …
US Route 6 Illinois: Coolest Things to Do East to West Illinois Route 6 begins in the not-so-pastoral Chicago Southlands and ends on the Mighty Mississippi River in Moline. In between there’s an encounter with Route 66, the influence of Abraham Lincoln, an overabundance of soy and corn, and the …
Where Is Moline IL and What Can You Do There? Moline IL, one of the “Quad Cities” situated on the Mississippi River, is International Headquarters for John Deere, Inc. Together with the other “quads,” – Rock Island IL, Bettendorf IA, and Davenport IA – Moline is furiously revamping, renovating, …
Why Go to the North Fork of Long Island Now? Historically, the North Fork of Long Island, a mere 120 miles east of Manhattan, has been sleepy and rural, lacking the dazzle of the movie-star-rich Hamptons on the oceanfront South Fork. The largest town, Greenport, was rather undiscovered, and the …
Welcome To Indiana Route 6! It’s safe to say you are leaving the country’s recreation areas and entering the meat and potatoes (and corn, soy, and hog) portion of your Route 6 journey. In Indiana, Route 6 is studded with agricultural and horse farms, soy and corn silos, lumberyards, and …
Ohio Route 6 includes Big City Cleveland, the Lake Erie Shoreline, Cedar Point Amusement Park, and continuous farmland. Cross from Pennsylvania into Ohio, a springboard to the Midwest, where terrain flattens out and silos and red barns appear at intervals. Each farm town encompasses a central green or square around …