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The Prohibition and the Great Depression of the 1920s and '30s were lucrative times for outlaws like Al Capone and John Dillinger. Charismatic and successful, they were polarizing figures unpopular with the FBI and local police-the honest ones, anyway. <br><br>The usual suspects were often on the run. And that usually meant Wisconsin. <br><br>Wooded and rural ...

Well I finally left my humble abode in Stevens Point but not without a few shed tears. . . We (Mariah, Mom, Dad, Taj and I) are all on our way to MN to Kali's for the "last supper". I can't believe that I'll be in China in less than a day! I don't think I've ever experienced so many emotions at one time. I am completely overwhelmed and could cry at the mere mention of not seeing the people I love for a year or the sight of ...

So now it is all said and done. I'm back in the states and situated accordingly. Overall, my abroad experience was amazing. I'd say beyond words can explain but come on I'm a talker. Unfortunately, a large portion of the remainder of my trip was not noted, but not lost in translation... Early April, my computer crashed, I lost my cell phone and I lost any formal communication I had with the good old United States. Things were happening, I was finally ...

Hey Y'all Sorry its taken me so long to do this, everything is going well here - the area that i'm living in is really beautiful although its in the middle of nowhere! There is acres of woodland and countryside surrounding us so wildlife is abundant - deers, turkeys, racoons, porcupines and even the occasional bear! The local town is about a 20 minute drive away and ...

Driving across the northern half of Wisconsin ended up being much more fun than we expected. We didn't have any lofty goals to accomplish. All we wanted was frisbee golf, Wisconsin's famous cheese and a nice place to camp. In South Dakota we had printed out all the locations of frisbee golf courses along our estimated route of travel. Turns out Wisconsin is covered ...

... I was home this past year. I enjoyed spending time with all of you and will miss you very much! I hope you enjoy my stories, pictures and video of my new adventures in Korea. Please write back and let me know how you are. You will all be missed :) Lori

... that Mak's tenderloin was absolutely perfect! I did spare a thought for Dad and his quest for the perfect steak - it's over Pops, we found it and ate it! After dinner we settled down to the next phase of our brain washing and watched the Packers play the Dallas Cowboys. This was no mean feat as 75% of the country could not watch the game, however, Denny and Mak did have the required TV channel. In fact Wisconsin's Governor could not watch ...

Monday August 27, 2007, Travel Day. Leaving the Badlands behind we crossed South Dakota and Minnesota. Not much to see from the highway. Crossing the Missouri River we stopped to take in the view. More farms and giant windmill turbines dotted the scenery, quite a sight there must have been at least one hundred of them. That night we found the Dalles House Motel on Highway 8, it had everything we needed a clean bed, restaurant next door and a laundry room.

Well, I am excited about taking a road trip down to Lawrence with fellow family members, should be fun! I was down in Lawrence in March for my interview, however, the interview was the whole day, and I therefore did not get to see much of this beautiful city. We are also going to ...

Tody we went into the woods . There was a forest fire. But our friends Noelle and Madison helped us get out with our wagon unharmed.So the rest of the way we are planning to stick together. Our wagon would have probably burnt if they didn't help us get out. We were so thankful that they helped us get out that we offered them food. But they said no we don