Jane Simon Ammeson is a freelance writer who specializes in travel, food and personalities. She writes frequently for The Times of Northwest Indiana, Mexico Connect, Long Weekends magazine, Edible Michiana, Lakeland Boating, Food Wine Travel magazine , Lee Publications, and the Herald Palladium where she writes a weekly food column. Her TouchScreenTravels include Indiana’s Best. She also writes a weekly book review column for The Times of Northwest Indiana as well as food and travel, has authored 16 books including Lincoln Road Trip: The Back-road Guide to America’s Favorite President, a winner of the Lowell Thomas Journalism Award in Travel Books, Third Place and also a Finalist for the 2019 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards in the Travel category. Her latest books are America’s Femme Fatale: The Story of Serial Killer Belle Gunness and Classic Restaurants of Northwest Indiana.
Her other books include How to Murder Your Wealthy Lovers and Get Away with It, A Jazz Age Murder in Northwest Indiana and Murders That Made Headlines: Crimes of Indiana, all historic true crime as well Hauntings of the Underground Railroad: Ghosts of the Midwest, Brown County, Indiana and East Chicago. Jane’s base camp is Stevensville, Michigan on the shores of Lake Michigan. Follow Jane at facebook.com/janesimonammeson; twitter.com/hpammeson; https://twitter.com/janeammeson1; twitter.com/travelfoodin, instagram.com/janeammeson/ and on her travel and food blog janeammeson.com and book blog: shelflife.blog/
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Drinking Tequila with Mark Wahlberg
The email popped up in my inbox three days before we were going to continue our trip in Arizona, traveling through the mountain towns lining the eastern edge of the state up through the Painted Desert and Petrified Forest National Park. We would continue along the original Route 66 and into Navajo land where the…
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Dream Yacht Worldwide expands easy crewed sailing concept around the globe
Sailing vacation packages that make charters easy and accessible for non-sailors are now available in the British Virgin Islands, Martinique, Tahiti and the Seychelles. Dream Yacht Worldwide, the world’s leading yacht charter company, is bringing its successful crewed yacht product “Easy Crewed” to 4 new destinations this summer. The concept that was specifically designed for…
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National Burger Day is this August 25th
It’s time to get ready for National Burger Day coming up on August 25th. So, to get ready here are some burger and other food stats: America loves its burgers, but there is a debate over how we like them and where we should put our cheese. RTA Outdoor Living (RTAOutdoorLiving.com), the leader in custom…
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Six Great Reasons to Visit Branson, Missouri, One of America’s Most Christmassy Towns
With less than five months to go until December 25, it might be hard for some of us to get into the Christmas spirit. (Sometimes it’s hard to think as far ahead as dinner, so we get it.) However, there are some unique places where it’s never too soon to get the (snow)ball rolling. One…
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Explore the Hatfield and McCoy Feud, Historic Sites and Driving Tour
Guest blogger Kathy Witt shares her latest road trip adventure with us. “The famous Hatfield-McCoy feud that has terrorized the law-abiding citizens in Eastern Kentucky has broken out afresh and another wholesale slaughter is looked for at any moment.” The 1889 story in New York City’s The Sun, under the headline, “East Kentucky in…
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Looking for the ultimate getaway?
W Scottsdale, the electric destination in the heart of the city’s booming downtown, I’m excited to announce a host of special rates and offerings for splashy summer scenes (just in time for planning a Labor Day weekend getaway), and kick-off to Scottsdale’s Secret Season. With rates starting at $199, W Scottsdale is a top travel…
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CRÉME LIQUEUR & KEYLIME PIE: THE TASTE OF FLORIDA’S ICONIC DESSERT NOW IN A GLASS
Sip the tropics with Key Lime Pie, the latest flavor from J.F. Haden’s Craft Liqueurs. This addition to their lineup is among the first of the plant-based crème liqueurs on the market perfectly capturing the essence of Florida’s most iconic dessert. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, J.F. Haden’s products including their Citrus, Mango, Espresso,…
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Experience Clotilda: The Last America Slave Ship and Its Discovery
Saturday, July 8 marked the grand opening of “Clotilda: The Exhibition” at Africatown Heritage House in Mobile Alabama, located in the heart of one of the most significant communities in African American history. The opening took place on the 163rd anniversary of what’s locally known as “The Landing,” the date when 110 West Africans arrived in the United…
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Mortuary Museum, Miniatures, Mothman, and Exquisite Cuisine on American Countess Adventure
A special post from guest blogger and cruise specialist Kathy Witt takes us aboard for a most unique cruise experience. An embalmer’s technical reference handbook—and the machine that accompanies it. The exquisitely sculpted ballerina from “Black Swan” standing en pointe. And a mythical harbinger of doom that evolved into the centerpiece of an annual festival…
