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VIDEO | Frogs legs for supper in Kentucky; tastes like…

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August 7, 2021 -  Bardwell, KY - Crossed from Tennessee into Kentucky around 9:15 a.m. on Friday. Wasn't necessarily looking for frogs but I found them anyway. Read on. Aaah...Kentucky. Rolling hills, beautiful green scenery,...

VIDEO | I was feeling a little bit jumpy as I took the first...

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August 7, 2021 -  Bardwell, KY - Crossed from Tennessee into Kentucky around 9:15 a.m. on Friday. Stopped for dinner. I can't say it was love at first bite. (see video below) Aaah...Kentucky. Rolling hills, beautiful...

VIDEO | A bloody mess at the Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum

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August 2, 2021 - Gibsland, LA Gibsland, LA is now in my rearview mirror But there’s one more video to share of the famed Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum. https://youtu.be/KHtKYNWZc_Y If you’re a fan of outlaw...

VIDEO | Visiting the ambush site of Bonnie & Clyde

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Gibsland, LA - The self-guided tour of the famed Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum was bloody magical. Literally. ”It was an ambush and it was bloody,” said museum owner Perry Carter. “What did you expect?” Perry...

VIDEO | A bloody mess at the Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum

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August, 2021 - Gibsland, LA Gibsland, LA is now in my rearview mirror But there’s one more video to share of the famed Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum. https://youtu.be/KHtKYNWZc_Y If you’re a fan of outlaw history...

Anniversary of the great Peshtigo fire October 8, 1871

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This story was first published in 2018 during the Amazing Ride for Alzheimer's as washingtoncountyinsider.com editor, Judy Steffes passed through Peshtigo, WI. Peshtigo, WI - In the summer of 2018 while on a fundraising bicycle...

Anniversary of the great Peshtigo fire October 8, 1871

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October 8, 2023 - Peshtigo, WI - This story was first published in 2018 during the Amazing Ride for Alzheimer's as washingtoncountyinsider.com editor, Judy Steffes passed through Peshtigo, WI. Peshtigo, WI - In the summer...

VIDEO | Drifting into Illinois

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August 8, 2021 -  Goreville, IL - Sometimes you just have to trust the signs; small indications that it is probably best to get off the road and call it a day. Took off early...

VIDEO | Visiting the famous Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum

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July 30, 2021 - Gibsland, LA - It was about 17 miles from Minden, LA to Gibsland, LA and the famed Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum. The museum is located in the building formerly home...

Late-season snowfall causes problems in Washington County

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April 21, 2021 - Washington Co., WI - A late-season snowfall caught neighbors across Washington County by surprise on Wednesday morning. A farmers field off I41 in neighboring Fond du Lac County was covered by...

VIDEO | Kindness of strangers strikes again in Tennessee

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August 2021 -  Tiptonville, TN - Just when you think things aren’t working out... something like this happens. https://youtu.be/zS3qLL9Iw1k Long story short: Late start out of Ripley, TN, crummy roads with narrow shoulder and rumble strip,...

Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s 2021 hitting the air, and the road, today

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July 27, 2021 - Milwaukee, WI - Today, the first day of The Amazing Ride For Alzheimer’s 2021, Judy Steffes will be traveling to Shreveport, Louisiana to kick off the bicycling fundraiser in tribute...

VIDEO | The charm of a quiet fishing village in Aripeka, Florida

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February 12, 2022 - Aripeka, FL - A day full of historic adventure and mermaid surprises while pedaling through Florida on the Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s. https://youtu.be/R82w4KJOIeg Mullet fishing has been a part of the region...

VIDEO | Nearing the Illinois border: Fort Jefferson Cross at the Confluence

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August, 2021 - Headed north on Hwy 51 to the Mississippi River and crossing from Kentucky into Illinois in 11 miles or so. The road turned into a huge hill and at the top, there...

VIDEO | Pedaling 3 states in one day; rocky road takes on whole new...

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August, 2021 -  Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee - Got an early start Monday to make it 78 miles from Helena, AR to Memphis, TN, and a decent bike shop. I swapped out my front tire before...

Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s | One-day diet of key lime pie

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January 31, 2021 - Key West, FL - Throwing down a one-day diet challenge of only key lime pie. The highly recommended Blue Heaven in Historic Key West District did not disappoint. Fresh, heavy on...

Tracy Lehnerz recipient of Mother Cabrini Award

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February 5, 2021 - West Bend, WI - A longstanding tradition during Catholic Schools Week in West Bend is the presentation of the Mother Cabrini Award at St. Frances Cabrini School. This year the award was...

VIDEO | Louisiana adventure – Kindness of strangers

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August 1, 2021 - Left Louisiana late Friday afternoon in the sweltering heat. Lots of great memories as people made me feel welcome or gave me a safe space to stay. https://youtu.be/6LtKnXrkkdU   Met new friends and was...

Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s – 30+ years of bike touring; still making new friends

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August 11, 2021 -  Gibson City, IL - Even after touring more than 30 years on a bike it is still amazing how many people reach out to help. After a steamy day Tuesday with...

VIDEO | Everyone has stories about Bonnie & Clyde

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July, 2021 -  Minden, LA - Hot on the trail of the final days of Bonnie and Clyde as I pedal through northern Louisiana on this year’s Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s. In Shreveport, LA there...