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After Jolly’s Drive Inn , Heather, Teddy, and I drove back to West Chester, Ohio, to the National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting. It was quite an impressive place, and we had a private tour with Bob. This non-profit is a museum constructed in the original Voice of America Bethany Relay Station. It was opened during World War II and operated from 1944-1994. In addition to the memorabilia and historic information provided on VOA, the rooms go on to explain how local Powel Crosley Jr.’s broadcasts led to his interest in investing in radio and television design. The stories within the walls as well as materials in the National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting are fascinating. I strongly recommend finding time to visit this place. It is also wheelchair accessible. I had no problem wheeling through all of it. Our schedule had us back at the hotel for a two-hour rest, but as often happens on these media trips, we were running late all day. We just had enough time for me to put...

Leaving Branson and Lunching at Twisted Ranch

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It was the final day of my Branson, Missouri adventure with friends Brittany, Amanda, and Marsha. We had been out late celebrating Brittany’s 21 st birthday, but sleeping in wasn’t on the schedule. We packed up and said farewell to the Radisson Hotel Branson staff.  It is a convenient hotel and they had done a good job of making it feel like home. After we left the hotel, we drove down to Main Street, an area we had not previously made it to.  We all looked at each other at once as we saw all the interesting shops, knowing that we would need to explore. First, we were having breakfast with Tamra from the Branson/Lakes Area Convention and Visitors Bureau . She had been the one who had worked so hard on providing us with a great itinerary of things to do over the last four days. Tamra had also picked a great place for breakfast. The Farmhouse Restauran t is a popular spot in the city and their menu is inviting. She told me they were famous f...