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Category Archives: Slice of Americana

Jet Lag and the Hula Lesson
Hawaii / Humor / Slice of Americana

Jet Lag and the Hula Lesson

Posted on January 29, 2018 by gallivance.net • 15 Comments

It seems the only way to fly (cheaply) from Sydney, Australia to Honolulu, Hawaii is to fly through the night. Sigh. And this grueling, multi-time zone flight guarantees two things: a wicked case of jet lag, and arriving at your hotel at the absolute worst time. Continue reading →

Bemidji’s Big Boy and Blue Bovine
Minnesota / Slice of Americana / Travel

Bemidji’s Big Boy and Blue Bovine

Posted on September 28, 2017 by gallivance.net • 41 Comments

Bemidji (which is the Ojibwe word meaning “frozen brass monkey”) is located in northern Minnesota, and sits quietly on the beautiful and placid lake of the same name. Continue reading →

Lemons to Lemonade: Biloxi’s Tree Art
Art / Mississippi / Slice of Americana / Travel

Lemons to Lemonade: Biloxi’s Tree Art

Posted on September 2, 2017 by gallivance.net • 64 Comments

After days of destruction, Hurricane Harvey continues its path into the heartland of America. Authorities are calling the destruction and flooding in Houston and along the Texas coast some of the worst in US history. Continue reading →

And Then the Museum Docent Said, “But Have You Been to the Nudist Camp?”
Humor / New York / Slice of Americana / Travel

And Then the Museum Docent Said, “But Have You Been to the Nudist Camp?”

Posted on August 22, 2017 by gallivance.net • 47 Comments

The large, brown oak door stood partially open, the cavernous foyer was empty, and the museum was, as best we could tell, deserted. Continue reading →

Roadside Americana: Read Between The Signs
Art / Pennsylvania / Slice of Americana / Travel

Roadside Americana: Read Between The Signs

Posted on July 31, 2017 by gallivance.net • 51 Comments

Your probably aren’t aware of it, but your sartorial life would be very different if it weren’t for the small town of Meadville in the northwest corner of Pennsylvania. Continue reading →

A Root Beer River and Cyan Sea
Michigan / Slice of Americana / Travel

A Root Beer River and Cyan Sea

Posted on July 24, 2017 by gallivance.net • 93 Comments

For heat-seared Southerners searching for a respite, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is the perfect place in summer. Temperatures that probably scorch cold-hardened Yoopers (residents of the UP – as in UPers), seem downright refreshing to us. Continue reading →

Queen of the Gypsies: Long May She Reign
Mississippi / Slice of Americana / Travel

Queen of the Gypsies: Long May She Reign

Posted on July 17, 2017 by gallivance.net • 64 Comments

Want to see the graves of Charles Dickens, William Shakespeare, and Charles Darwin? Then it’s off to London’s Westminster Abbey. Have a hankering to visit the final resting place of Kelly Mitchell, aka “Queen of the Gypsies?” Continue reading →

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