Downtown Burlington, IA

Burlington, Iowa is located in the south-eastern portion of Iowa. It’s where I was born, and is a half-hour drive from where I grew up. Having been to Burlington 1000’s of times, it was rare to go downtown. In the 80’s and early 90’s most of the stores we stopped at had disappeared. But downtown […]

Ft. Madison, IA Prison

Even growing up just a half hour away from this prison, I still didn’t know much about it. We rarely went to Ft. Madison, but when we did, it was had not to see the prison. As you cross the Mississippi River the prison just sets to the right as you enter Iowa. It always […]