A few things we learned over the weekend: more ›

We're biking down to Pierogi Fest in Whiting, IN tomorrow, camera in tow. The festival starts tonight with a parade along 119th Street and one of the highlights of said march is the Lawn Mower Drill Team. Here's some YouTube video of the 2007 edition. more ›

If we didn't have to work today, we'd be at Pierogi Fest in Whiting, IN right now. All weekend long, 119th Street in downtown Whiting becomes a thoroughfare of music, carnival rides, parades and pierogis. This year's festival promises to bring more of the same babushkas, polkas, parades, lawn mower drill teams, showcasing of dogs and all-around family fun. For those of us having a staycation this summer, this could also fit in the "one-tank trip" rule. more ›