Article Archives: Bumps in the Night

Philo T. Farnsworth

June 13, 2024 | by Al Hunter

This column first appeared in August 2011. Last month we took our family vacation to Washington D.C. The trip was ostensibly a journey to retrace the saga of the Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, Virginia on the 150th anniversary of the first engagement of the Civil War. It turned … Read More

Leopold and Loeb A Hundred Years On

June 6, 2024 | by Al Hunter

Last month, Rhonda and I drove to the outskirts of Chicago to visit Joliet Prison. Like many old jails, prisons, and penitentiaries, Joliet has had a second life as a tourist attraction. It opened back in 2018. During the summer months (June to September) Joliet is open every day for … Read More

The Hodag

May 23, 2024 | by Al Hunter

Sometimes, you just need to get away and do something fun. Last month, Rhonda and I drove north to the logging boomtown of Rhinelander Wisconsin in search of a mythical creature from the Northwoods — a fearsome 4-legged beast resembling a large razor-backed ox with a row of sharp spines … Read More

John Dillinger at Little Bohemia, Part 2

May 16, 2024 | by Al Hunter

As revealed in part one of this article, my wife and I visited Little Bohemia Lodge on Monday, April 22, 2024, the 90th anniversary of the gun battle in Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin between FBI Agents and the John Dillinger gang. During our visit, I was surprised to find the lodge … Read More

John Dillinger at Little Bohemia, Part 1

May 9, 2024 | by Al Hunter

I managed to check off a bucket-list thing recently. My wife and I visited Little Bohemia Lodge in Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin on Monday, April 22, 2024, the 90th anniversary of the gun battle between FBI Agents and the John Dillinger gang. Like many a Hoosier youth, I grew up hearing … Read More