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Oliver Hazard, Waterville, Ohio’s Indie-Folk Band That Keeps on Giving

“It was not a fine river at all, but it was the only one we had.”  — John Steinbeck, “East of Eden” Growing up on the Maumee River was a formative...

Midwestern Studies Is Having a Moment — These Scholars Want to Make Sure It Lasts

A professor, an editor and a filmmaker walk into a bar. No, this is not the opening for a corny joke. This is a post-conference dinner in downtown Sioux Falls,...

This Ohio Town Is Cuckoo for All Things Swiss

As the sun rises over eastern Ohio’s rolling hills of fertile green grass, a little village begins to play polka music in their main street as the chalet-style museum,...

The “Oz” Tourism Industry Brings Travelers to Rural Kansas

In “The Wizard of Oz,” Dorothy Gale’s adventure across yellow brick roads, poppy fields and emerald cities is a beloved, technicolor dream. But where does that journey start?  In drab,...

Studying the Midwest Just Became Cool

When Dr. Jon Lauck’s academic career led him down the path of Midwest history studies, he made an unexpected discovery — the field didn’t really exist.  “There's so much information,...

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