Jay Jones

Standing outside the Seneca Falls It's A Wonderful Life Museum, actor Brian Rohan takes on the persona of George Bailey as he welcomes guests to Bedford Falls. Rohan performs a one-man tribute to Jimmy Stewart during the annual festival in Seneca Falls.

‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ — all December — in this New York town

August 23, 2019 at 9:53 p.m.

Early each December, a magical transformation takes place in Seneca Falls, as the classic Christmas movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” leaps off the screen. The word “Bedford” replaces “Seneca” on...

Hints of gold and orange foliage are spotted from the water near Gills Rock during a two-hour tour aboard the Norra Dorr in October 2017.

By air, water or land, seeing Door County in the fall doesn’t disappoint

August 23, 2019 at 9:35 p.m.

Autumn is a special time in Door County. The summer crowds thin as temperatures begin to drop. But the tourists don’t disappear altogether. The peninsula’s countless vistas, from shorelines to...

Have some tea and a meal at Vici's Front Porch and Tea Garden in Maeystown. Next door, the village's historic mill houses a museum.

Fill up on fall color, French colonial history on Illinois road trip

August 23, 2019 at 9:38 p.m.

Plan on using GPS to get to Kaskaskia, Illinois’ first capital. The way the crow flies, it’s just 6 miles from Chester, the county seat. But by road, the distance...

On the family farm near Patoka

, Ind., longtime quilter Paula Key stands in front of a barn bearing one of the roughly 100 quilt blocks she has created. Key was the driving force behind the Gibson County Barn Quilt Trail

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Seasons change, but Gibson County’s barn quilts remain a colorful constant

August 23, 2019 at 9:31 p.m.

The fall harvest finished early in 2012 in the southwest corner of Indiana. For Paula Key, it was a blessing from Mother Nature. An important task awaited her, one that...

Campers enjoy the solitude at Beall Woods State Park in Illinois. Visitors come from near and far to walk among the park's massive trees.

Pitch a tent, and play outdoors at these 5 Midwest campgrounds

August 23, 2019 at 9:24 p.m.

Unless you don’t mind only a few hours of sleep, don’t stay up late chatting around the campfire at Pine View Campground in west-central Wisconsin. Like it or not, you’ll...

Shirley Roller-Lee, a visitor from California, pores over church records at the Luxembourg American Heritage Center in Belgium, Wis. She visits twice a year to research her family's roots.

Europe in the Midwest: Heritage centers help travelers connect to the past

August 23, 2019 at 9:23 p.m.

On a crisp, spring morning, five men gathered for breakfast at Suomi Home Bakery & Restaurant in this town in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula as sunlight poured through the window next...

A 1972 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser looks ready to cruise out of the R.E. Olds Transportation Museum for a road trip in vintage style.

Motor to Michigan for a vintage-auto-inspired road trip to these 3 museums

August 23, 2019 at 9:16 p.m.

Roughly 160 miles separate Chicago from Hickory Corners, Mich., one of those one-stoplight villages commonly found when you veer off the interstate and onto the back roads. Now imagine turning...

Go green: Where to celebrate asparagus season in Michigan

August 23, 2019 at 9:15 p.m.

In a farmer's field, when springtime solitude provides ample hush, Paul Skinner swears he can hear the asparagus grow. "I can hear it sort of creaking as it's growing," said...

2 Midwest ‘Tulip Time’ festivals nod to towns’ Dutch heritage

August 23, 2019 at 9:12 p.m.

In a nod to the town's Dutch roots, faux windows bordered by red and white shutters greet shoppers at the local Walmart. Walmart isn't alone in tipping its hat to...

Seen in early February, the maple trees at Drewry Farms in Plymouth, Wis., await the warmer temperatures that will cause sap to run from the roots up through the trunks.

To see how Midwest maple syrup is made, and used, take this tasty road trip

August 23, 2019 at 9:02 p.m.

Rob Hough, the fire chief in this Ogle County village, met his destiny over a roaring fire, but not the kind for which someone calls 911. He was standing in...

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