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There are over 30 covered bridges located within the county alone.

This feels like something ripped straight out of Gilmore Girls and Stars Hollow! At least for a Millennial like myself, once I turned 35 it was like a switch just flipped; suddenly I’m obsessed with bird watching and covered bridges.

Wasn’t anyone going to warn me?

We’ve got a handful of covered bridges here in The Mitten, several of which are open to vehicular traffic, but if you are looking for the mecca of covered bridges you need to make the short drive down to Indiana to the Covered Bridge Capital of the World.

Parke County, Indiana

In fact, there are so many historic covered bridges in this county alone they’ve dedicated an entire 10-day festival to it!

31 Covered Bridges all found in a rustic, charming setting….

TROY, N.Y. — Over 100 players, ages 5-11, from the Troy Patriots Pop Warner program attended a practice hosted by the Lansingburgh High School football program on Tuesday night.

Run by the pop warner organization’s President, as well as head coach of the 11U team, Peter Allen, and alongside members of the upcoming Lansingburgh varsity and junior varsity football teams, the young Patriots went through stretches, drills, and other football workouts, alongside their gridiron role models.

The Lansingburgh High School football program hosted a practice for the local, Troy Patriots pop-warner at Lansingburgh High School, on Tuesday, August 6, 2024. (PHOTO BY DREW WEMPLE – MEDIANEWSGROUP)

The Lansingburgh High School football program hosted a practice for the local, Troy Patriots pop-warner…

PIERRE — The South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs will be hosting a pair of state bridge dedication ceremonies to honor fallen heroes.

Beckers

U.S. Army Specialist 5 John P. Beckers will be honored in a ceremony on Aug. 27 at 2 p.m. CDT at the VFW in Burke on Main Street.

The Ponca Creek bridge on state Highway 47, near Burke, will be dedicated to SP5 Beckers.

Spc. Beckers distinguished himself by heroic actions on Sept. 17, 1968, while serving with Company D, 65th Engineer Battalion in the Republic of Vietnam. While on a combat operation, his unit came under intense enemy fire and sustained several casualties. With complete disregard for his own…