Detour Dude
Detour Dude
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Missouri Ozarks: Exploring Old Mining & Ozark Trail
The Missouri Ozark region in the southeastern part of the state is known for its densely wooded rolling mountains and old mining. The mining industry in the Ozarks has a deep history which dates back more than 280 years. Come along as we explore the Missouri Mines State Historic Site which contains old mining buildings preserved from many years past. Lastly, we end up at the Taum Sauk Mountain State Park which has the highest peak in the state and is home to the great Ozark trail.
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EPIC Headquarters: What is this strange place?
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In this video I find myself at the EPIC Headquarters Campus in Verona, Wisconsin. EPIC is a software company that develops software for the medical industry (not to be confused with the video game publisher). The campus is huge and looks like something out of some fantasy movie. Seriously, is this wonderland or something? I explore around the outside of this sprawling and extremely strange comp...
Beloit: A Riverfront City worth visiting? You decide!
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Today I find myself in the border city of Beloit Wisconsin. Beloit sits directly on the Illinois/Wisconsin border. The city isn’t real large, but it does have an historic downtown that sits on the Rock River. I find myself at the ABC Supply Stadium and make my way over to Iron Works campus before making my way around the river to view more timely old buildings. About Downtown Beloit: The Downto...
IronWorks: Exploring this scenic Riverfront Campus
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While in Beloit Wisconsin I stumbled upon the old IronWorks Hotel and Industrial Foundry Complex. It sits right on the Rock River and offers visitors a scenic experience in the heart of Beloit’s downtown. Come with me as I explore the campus grounds.
Exploring around the Beloit College Campus
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This historical campus was interesting to explore. The Beloit College was founded in 1846 and is the state's oldest continuously operated college. The campus is located in what’s known as the “Near East Side Historic District”. Many historical buildings can be found in this area.
Belleville: An Old Quiet Farming Community in Rural Wisconsin
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Today I’m off the beaten path in the old rural town of Belleville, Wisconsin. The town is surrounded by cornfields and is mostly older houses, but has a downtown worth seeing. I explore the downtown square and find myself on an old bridge before meandering to a small dam. About Belleville: Some of the land the village now occupies was owned between 1838 and 1841 by Daniel Webster who was a stat...
Rockford: ROUGH City with nice Main Street District?
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This detour lands me in the northern part of Illinois in the city of Rockford. It sits on the Rock River and has a long history of manufacturing. Today, Rockford is a really depressed place and known in Illinois as being even rougher than the city of Chicago in many ways. Old warehouses and industry buildings are scattered throughout the city. The best way of describing this place is “Kinda Rou...
Edgerton: Old Town with the OLDEST warehouses in Wisconsin
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Come along as we explore this old town which has many historic warehouse buildings throughout. We make our way through downtown and eventually find ourselves in Fassett Cemetery established in 1857 which has an underground crypt. About Edgerton: Edgerton, Wisconsin has a population of 5,945. The Pomeroy and Pelton Warehouse which is known as the T. W. Dickinson & Son Warehouse after it was purc...
Exploring where Groundhog Day movie was filmed
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Walking the Woodstock Square where the movie Groundhog Day with Bill Murray (as Phil Connors) was filmed back in 1992 (Movie released in 1993). The old buildings still stand over 30 years later in commemoration of this magnificent cinema masterpiece. We see Mary’s Mexican restaurant at the site of the fictional Tip Top Café in the movie. Next up is the old Woodstock Theater in the Woodstock His...
Portage: What I saw in this tucked away River City!
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Come along and see the wintry flow of the Wisconsin River that runs along the working class city of Portage, Wisconsin. In this trip we get to see the small downtown, a military gun, some eloquent houses and a park with bridges which help give Portage an old working class town charm. About Portage: Portage is the practice of carrying water craft or cargo over land, around an obstacle in a river...
Evansville: A HIDDEN GEM! Small town with Views, Old Churches & a Tank
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Today we find ourselves in the wonderfully quaint town of Evansville. We drive the beautiful downtown, see eloquent old style houses and many old churches as we make our way around. They even have a tank in the truly scenic Leonard Leota Park which is a MUST see! Truly, this small town is a hidden gem!! About Evansville: The town was originally settled in the 1830s by New Englanders who came to...
Waukesha: Exploring this EERILY QUIET city!
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In this video we explore the eerily quiet city of Waukesha, Wisconsin! We start off by dropping into the downtown area with lots of quaint storefronts before moving onto seeing some of the older architecture. Finally we explore the Carroll University campus with its beautiful buildings and awesome view across the city. Waukesha, Wisconsin: Is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area and was firs...
Oconomowoc: A quaint city still exists!
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Come along exploring the small city of Oconomowoc in Wisconsin! It’s at the heart of lake country and just so happens to be surrounded by lakes with views. In this video we drive the downtown, explore picturesque neighborhoods and tour the beautiful lakeside Veterans Memorial Park.
Life Size Transformers!? Checking out Mt. Olympus in Wisconsin Dells
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We get boots on the ground up close at Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park Resort where a giant life size Trojan horse go cart track is located. We then head to the front gates of the roller coaster park before heading over to Top Secret where many huge life size Autobot transformers stand guard around the building lead by Optimus Prime. The Wisconsin Dells in the Winter Off-Season is such a differe...
Exploring EMPTY TOURIST attractions! Wisconsin Dells winter Off-Season!
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Starting off on the main tourist shop strip on the POW/MIA Mem Highway. We get an up close view of Pirate's Cove Adventure Golf before heading down Wisconsin Dells Parkway where we get up close to many more attractions. We then head back North up the Wisconsin Dells Parkway getting up close to Big Chief Go Karts and many more attractions on the east side before getting a great view of the Wisco...
Wisconsin Tornado Aftermath: Rare Winter Twister Destroys Rural Community
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Wisconsin Tornado Aftermath: Rare Winter Twister Destroys Rural Community
Aimlessly Driving Madison Wisconsin Capitol Streets
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Aimlessly Driving Madison Wisconsin Capitol Streets
Cruising Downtown Madison Wisconsin in Late Winter!
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Cruising Downtown Madison Wisconsin in Late Winter!
University of Wisconsin - Madison: Driving the sprawling campus!
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University of Wisconsin - Madison: Driving the sprawling campus!
Driving Downtown Watertown
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Driving Downtown Watertown
Driving Wisconsin State Capital Square
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Driving Wisconsin State Capital Square
Driving Downtown Madison - Lake Monona & Marquette District
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Driving Downtown Madison - Lake Monona & Marquette District
Was she left behind? Drivers struggling in Snow!
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Was she left behind? Drivers struggling in Snow!
Where is everyone? Snow empties Madison streets!
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Where is everyone? Snow empties Madison streets!
Driving around after Big Snow Storm
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Driving around after Big Snow Storm
Driving Retail District during snow storm - Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
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Driving Retail District during snow storm - Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
A Tractor plowing city streets?
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A Tractor plowing city streets?