MIDWEST Magic

Grassroot Goodness in the American Heartland

JEFF DAVISON

It’s true that riding the U.S. Midwest gives you lots of time to think. Straight, flat roads have stamped a uniform grid on the American plains. But if you search the horizon (and maybe Google), your travel can be punctuated with interesting and unusual experiences. Racing east across South Dakota, for example, I did a double take at a large sculpture of a skeleton man out walking his pet Tyrannosaurus on a leash. They were heading to 1880 Town, an attraction where visitors donned period dress and browsed buildings packed with relics and photographs from pioneer days. “I HAD COFFEE WITH THREE FARMERS IN THEIR EIGHTIES — ONLY TWO OF THEM RETIRED” And on a bluff overlooking the Missouri River, I encountered a 15-metre-high stainless steel Indigenous woman receiving a…

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Motorcycle Mojo (Digital) - 1 Issue, November/December 2024

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