Simply put, there is nothing better than a tailgate. As football weather approaches, I’m counting down the minutes to the first time I get to throw a little meat on the grill, as the shoulder pads crash in the crisp autumn air. And just to be fair, just about any fall activity is a good reason to tailgate. The truth is tailgating is about friends and family enjoying time … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2011
Tailgating Time HOT DOGS
This week I thought I would hit on a tailgating no brainer — hot dogs. However, I have a little twist for the basic dog — the bacon wrapped hot dog. Bet you didn’t see that coming. Look anyone can throw a hotdog on the grill, but the key is to make it taste good. In other words, would you order an O’Douls at Oktoberfest? No, you want something with a little substance and … [Read more...]
Tailgating Time BRATS
I hope you got a chance to watch a little football over the weekend. This week I thought I would remind people what is the very best tailgate food of all — brats. Simply put the best tailgates in the world are at Lambeau Field in Green Bay — and the absolute beginning and end of tailgate food is the Bratwurst. Brats are a spicy pork sausage and with the exception of the … [Read more...]
Salute to WWII
Boomers Re-living History in September by Bernie Schmitt It's going to seem like the 1940's again this September, when the Indiana Military Museum and re-enactors gather for "A Salute to Veterans of World War II" Sept. 10 and 11. Re-enactors and others from the area will represent various combat units from the war, along with encampmets, tents, equipment, weapons … [Read more...]
A Family’s Vision
Three generations of optometrists serve Vincennes at Eyeworks. by Mike Myers It's the basis for the idyllic, small-town Main Street of years gone by - the family-owned business, handed down from generation to generation, the stuff of Saturday Evening Post covers by Norman Rockwell. While in many places that vision has faded, there is a signature business on Main Street … [Read more...]