F.C. Grace was my great grandfather! People came from all over the Midwest to get their furniture in Denver, or the other store locations in Clarinda, IA and Kidder, MO. Some of my earliest memories are of watching my grandpa (primarily F.C. Grace Jr., who took over in later years of operation) talk to customers, and myself “helping” haul furniture into trucks to find their new homes. Things have changed and the family business no longer exists, but when I’m working anywhere north of Kansas City, my clients inevitably all have memories or roots that can somehow be traced back to F.C Grace and maybe a piece of furniture still in use today!
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Awesome! I’ve heard some amazing stories about the stores! Very cool.
@dirtthunder1638Ай бұрын
I grew up in Harrison Co. and remember going with my dad Denver to buy furniture and appliances at F.C. Graces. He had pictures of his fishing trips he had gone on on the walls along with some of the fish. I remember your great grandfather set in the office and he and my dad traded war stories as they say for hours it seamed. Finally my dad wrote a number on a piece of paper and handed it to him. He looked at it, said "we have a deal" and stuck out his hand and shook my dads hand. Then he told the lady at the counter "wright this up and have the boys help him load it in his truck." We went there to buy a dish washer and we did and a deepfreeze and a new recliner. LOL That was over 50 years a go.
@danejusticemusicАй бұрын
@@dirtthunder1638 Thanks for sharing! My great grandpa was a very charismatic soul who loved fishing, traveling, and providing for others. Each time I hear a story about him it lights me up. I’m the last entrepreneur of the family, so in a way I feel like it falls on me to make him proud.
@br549200Ай бұрын
We lived in Clinton county (Lathrop) I can remember going to Denver with my dad to buy 2 recliners and a sofa in the early 70’s. Thought we were in heaven.
@samthompson1270Ай бұрын
I'm 65 now and I can still see and hear the old TV commercials of F.C. Grace Furniture from my childhood. It was the Nebraska Furniture of the day back then. About 7 years ago, my buddy and I went through Denver, MO on our way to fish the MDC conservation area east of there. It was certainly going down memory lane that day. Tons of history in such a small county.
@MrBoldphoenixАй бұрын
I graduated from Worth County R-III in Grant City, and my father was born and raised in Allendale. Lot of family still live in and around Worth County. Your video of the area is wonderful, and brings back a lot of memories for me. Thank you very much for taking the time.
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Very cool! Thanks so much for the nice comment!
@KevinReimer-h7wАй бұрын
You do a great job of making rural, obscure America absolutely fascinating.
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Thank you very much! It’s fascinating to me so I’m glad that comes across in the videos 😊
@jeffblaine6215Ай бұрын
i’m a preacher in sheridan at the sheridan christian church & and EMT in the county. we are the last volunteer EMS service in Missouri. so loved the vid! well done! looking forward to part 2! thank you!
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Nice! Sheridan will start off the next video 😊
@thoward4051Ай бұрын
The late Morley Safer (of CBS’s 60 Minutes) once described northern Missouri farm country as “unspeakably beautiful”. I certainly saw that beauty in this video. Thanks for sharing Coach!
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
He was right about that!
@davehughesfarm7983Ай бұрын
Probably during the Copeland murders/trial.
@thoward405118 күн бұрын
@@davehughesfarm7983 It was about the murder of Ken Rex McElroy in Skidmore, MO.
@janicelabuda8540Ай бұрын
The church sign probably said 'Primitive Baptist Church'; tThey separated from the Baptist Church in the 1800's. Thanks for taking us along on this trip.
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Thank you!
@bluelionsage99Ай бұрын
Yeah, I was going to note this as well. A few Primitive Baptist churches in my area.
@artgirten7818Ай бұрын
Great video John. Nice to see you back in the Midwest!
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Good to be back 😊
@RonaldDailey-z8bАй бұрын
So much corn. And the place is so green. Thanks for sharing this county with me
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Thanks! Definitely a nice area to explore - very peaceful.
@travis303Ай бұрын
whenever i go to an old cemetery like the one at which you started this video, I am reminded of a quote that I cannot attribute now but the quote is you actually die twice: once physically and the second when the last person who ever says your name dies. So when I go to an old cemetery like that I every once in a while will pick an old headstone and say that person's name just so it's said again at least in that moment. who knows if it had been said in a hundred years before me
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Nice 😊
@stevehilliard1495Ай бұрын
Great job sir, Alaska was scenic but I enjoyed this tour because of the churches and cemeteries and the connection with people that have passed on 😎
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Thanks! It was a fun trip up north. Good to be back!
@JenniferAlexander-yd6kjАй бұрын
Watched this video about Worth County, Missouri. Very pretty area with a lot of history. It was a fun watch and looking forward to the second part.
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Thank you! I agree very pretty area!
@bertaowens6326Ай бұрын
Thank you for making our small country look so good. I'm the local h istorian if you have any questions. Can't wait for the second video.
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Awesome, thank you! That means a lot coming from you!
@robertbenson9797Ай бұрын
Excellent video that brought back many memories. The buildings in Denver, Missouri that said, “F C Grace Furniture” made me smile about a family drive to Denver. In the early to mid-1960s, FC Grace Furniture was quite the home furnishings store in Northern Missouri. They advertised on the Kansas City television stations and KFEQ television in St. Joseph, Missouri. The had all kinds of furniture, electronics and flooring options. At the time, my parents and my self, would visit my aunt and uncle, that lived a few miles southeast of St. Joseph, on the weekends. Often times, we would pile into my uncle’s 1959 Sedan de Ville Cadillac (Yes, the model with the jet blast taillights) and go for a drive. Gas was cheap and the Cadillac had cold air conditioning. It was a good way to see some of the sights in the area. As a 10 or 11 year old boy, I was not involved in the planning of these trips. My uncle had decided that he and my aunt needed new carpeting for their house. Based on the television advertisements, he decided we should drive to Denver, Missouri to check out FC Grace. So, with my dad driving, we headed north to Denver, Missouri. The road network at that time left something to be desired. The Interstate system was still a great idea a few years from being completed. So the trip was on a combination of two lane highways and blacktop county roads. The trip took forever. I noticed on highway signs that we were closer to Des Moines, Iowa than we were to Kansas City. A couple of times I ask my dad if we were lost. “No”, he replied. He might have taken a wrong turn but that we were making great time! Finally, Denver appeared on a mileage sign. We were almost there! As we pulled into town, it was apparent that FC Grace had several buildings in town with different merchandise in each one. As we stopped in front of the building with “Carpeting” over the front door, it suddenly became apparent that they were CLOSED on Sunday! Missouri had a law at the time that forced most businesses to close on Sunday. Nobody had called ahead to see if they were open or not. After looking in the front windows for a period of time, we headed home. My uncle ended up buying his carpeting from a local store in St. Joseph. Thank you for memories of a family trip that bordered on the Griswold’s vacation to Wally World!
@ronfullerton3162Ай бұрын
Great story! The visiting family and the road trips sounds like what happened around our place. Definitely was a fun time to be a kid.
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Wow that’s an amazing and hilarious story! Glad you can look back at it with such humor 😂😂
@now_what56Ай бұрын
Absolutely love your midwest videos. Makes me want to explore every cemetery and look these people up on ancestry! Never know what kind of history will be found.
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Thank you so much 😊
@slim22nun21 күн бұрын
my grandparents are buried in koger cemetery, Joseph and Pearl Northgrave, along with several family members. beautiful country up there.
@faithgibbs4913Ай бұрын
This was a fascinating county. I loved all the old cemeteries. The music you put to your videos is real great. It’s very fitting for the type of videos you do. Great work as usual. Stay safe.
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Thank you very much!
@carlhunt6891Ай бұрын
That was fantastic!!! I haven't been up there in years. Need to go explore and see what I remember. Thank you.
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Awesome thanks!
@AnitaMcClellan-d7lАй бұрын
The new building in Allendale is Allendale Baptist Church. The new church was opened December 2021. The old church building was where the pile of rocks are now. Hope to have a sign up soon for the new building.
@stevemccoy8138Ай бұрын
It's so green there, I've forgotten about how green it was in Missouri. The cemeteries are certainly well kept, it's nice to see that. It would be fun to buy one of those old buildings, fix it up and live there, maybe start a second hand store. Thanks for Sharing. 😊 OH and I just love the old play ground equipment. 😅
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
That would definitely be a lot of fun!
@SuperMickey57Ай бұрын
Death-Go-Round cracks me up! The one near me growing up in Muskogee OK was in Palmer Park. It was literally a flat round metal disc, no handrails. We got it up to 30+ MPH when I put the back wheel of my motorcycle on it and gave it the gas! It started howling so loud people came out to see what in the world was going on. All of the kids high-tailed it before we got in trouble!
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
😂😬
@Oklahoman-in6phАй бұрын
Great video John. I like traveling and discovering new places with you. I'll see you on the next video.
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Awesome! Thanks!
@DanielLiebert-i1pАй бұрын
Those white gravel roads those intensely blue skies and everything so lush and green.
@Hobotraveler82Ай бұрын
Such beautiful country. Amazing history, what ifs and great stories. Looking forward to part 2. 😊
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Thanks! Hope you enjoyed P2!
@allanbeamer7110Ай бұрын
Last job I worked as a trucker owner operator hauling dirt was in north west Missouri building roads for a windmill project. Gotta love those old ghost towns and cemeteries in the weeds and fields, not to mention the bugs! 😊
@Jody-kt9evАй бұрын
Good video as always. I just saw another video about the county seat of Blaine, County, Nebraska. The population is 12. The county has a population of 431. One thing I noticed about the first towns you visited was that all the buildings still have their roofs. Some roof's do need replacing, but they are still there. Most small declining towns have buildings with fallen in roofs. The small city in Iowa had buildings more typical of declining small towns.
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
The towns you’re talking about Brewster is in a video I did about Nebraska’s smallest towns. Really interesting place!
@bertholini2810Ай бұрын
Really nice Merry-go-Round. Really nice video. The area where you were at would make a very nice fall (falling leaves, cooler weather) drive. Be good, be safe !!
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
I agree! Lots of green here!
@melissapercell7574Ай бұрын
The Village of Denver has a little school house museum open for visitors, be sure to sign the guestbook.
@rosiemcnaughton9933Ай бұрын
Looks like FC Grace owned the whole town of Denver. Worth County might be sparsely populated, but it sure is beautiful! Some of those roads look like driveways...Great video. Thanks!
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
I’ve heard some amazing stories about the Grace furniture stores in Denver that I didn’t know when I filmed this!
@joychilders6227Ай бұрын
My childhood stomping grounds. My grandparents and parents bought all their furniture from Graces in Denver. My dad’s family all grew up in Grant City. One of my uncles married a Fletchall. Saw some of my long lost family names on some of the tombstones you showed. Makes me yearn to head back to northern MO.
@papabear562Ай бұрын
Hey Coach, good to see you back to exploring counties in the central US. While watching today's video and following along with you on Google Maps, I couldn't help but notice the many rivers and streams in MO. They're everywhere. And the towns all looked, yeah, small, but they also looked very clean and tidy. I especially love seeing all the old churches. Was that a cicada in your vehicle at the end? Looking forward to the next video. Take care kind sir!
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Yes I was surprised about the water sources too. Probably makes sense about why there used to be many more people living there! Yes a giant cicada 😂
@4jeffgordonАй бұрын
My wife's great uncle's headstone showed up in the Miller Cemetery video.
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
🤗
@SusanHLАй бұрын
This area looks so idyllic and wonderful - what a place those little towns would be to grow up! ❤ As beautiful as everything looks in summer, I bet it's also stunning in autumn and winter with the hills, and fields, and bunches of trees...🍁 I'm going to have to see if that tearoom in Allendale is still in operation. Lovely to see all the old buildings, cemeteries, and churches - plus a top-drawer death-go-round at the end. Thank you for taking us along! 😊
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Yes I agree - would be fun to go back in late October! I’m guessing that spot in Allendale is open. Seemed lively for such a small town.
@CindyinArizonaАй бұрын
Pretty countryside, must be nice to live there. Very enjoyable video, looking forward to part 2.
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Thank you! Part 2 coming Thursday 😊
@lostribe5130Ай бұрын
So much history when you get off the main road.
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Absolutely 💯
@travis303Ай бұрын
I always laugh so hard at the end of your videos. you have gone from doing slushie reviews to little merry go round reviews. I love it
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
😂😂
@lorihall-israelАй бұрын
I just moved to Wentzville Missouri from Chicago and love this place! I want to go and explore some of the small towns but I’m not sure I’d be welcomed due to my skin color but this is a really beautiful state to live in and I’m so happy that I made the move 2 years ago! ❤❤❤
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Glad you are enjoying living in Wentzville! I can’t speak about how welcome you’d be, but you’d definitely be welcome where I’m from!
@kellyduncan5968Ай бұрын
My mom and stepdad own the clump of woods behind the church by the river in Denver. Peaceful for the most part
@markrenfrow9873Ай бұрын
Nice video! In comparison, I'm from a medium size town. As far back as I can remember (early '60s) the sign at the edge of town has read,"Welcome to Hartford KY, home of 2000 happy people and a few soreheads."
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Haha funny!
@markrenfrow9873Ай бұрын
@@TravelwithaWiseguy Google Hartford KY, see the sign.
@jro6070Ай бұрын
Have flew off the death go round numerous times as a kid, belong to the church there and spent many nights in the pool hall right across from the cafe
@aliceevans3377Ай бұрын
Loved this series. Missouri is beautiful country. People come for the churches, schools and businesses. When those 3 leave so do the people. Sad when more souls are in the cemeteries than in the towns. Always great to find a deathgoround 😉 Stay safe and GOD bless
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Thank you - terrific message!
@bradbradshaw-i4nАй бұрын
someone is doing a good job keeping up the cemeteries.
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Absolutely
@artlover4ever974Ай бұрын
That was my thought as well!! I am on a board of Mitchell Cemetery in Harrison Co. We struggle for funds to keep up maintenance but we all volunteer to help keep it maintained.
@ephraimgarrett4727Ай бұрын
My father grew up on a farm a few miles south of Grant City. He and our family moved to Maryland in the 1950s to follow a job. He always wanted to go back to live, and finally did after he retired in 1983. I remember going there to visit in the 1950s and 1960s. It was pleasantly different for an urban boy!
@BradleyBarnhart-r5dАй бұрын
Appreciate your work. While visiting Worth Co. in Aug. 2023 from Oregon state, I was limited on time & unable to explore further. A volunteer Ben Glick (deceased 2017) created listings & photographed markers in all cemeteries in Worth Co. & Gentry Co. These resources are available online 2008 & later updated 2014.
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Thanks! And thanks for the info!
@joycejackson9315Ай бұрын
Thanks for coming to Worth County and filming our part of the country. Great video, sir.
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
You bet! More to come!
@joycejackson9315Ай бұрын
Sure enough.
@roberteshaw9520Ай бұрын
Hey Coach. Good drone. Playground attraction ; good patina and runs smooth as silk.
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Thanks and absolutely 😊
@foundbychance7777Ай бұрын
My ancestors are from this county and some are buried there. You actually showed some of their headstones.
@melissapercell7574Ай бұрын
Schedule a visit to stop in at the Sleigh museum in Denver. It's not open regular hours, but it's not hard to find the owner in a town of 32. 😊
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Honestly I was there for over an hour and didn’t see a single person 🤷🏼♂️
@pinkroses135Ай бұрын
It's weird seeing more headstones than citizens for sure. I bet the town was even more beautiful when it was busy. So many untold stories there.
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
So many stories!
@melindareynolds7867Ай бұрын
Thanks for visiting Missouri at a pretty time of the year-so green! Ugly cicadia...Great old brick buildings in this video.
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Thanks! Very pretty area to explore!
@dirtthunder1638Ай бұрын
I grew up in Harrison county to the east. We would go to Allendale to the boot store that was there to buy cowboy boots.
@julieschossow9315Ай бұрын
Another great video. TY John
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Thanks again!
@impalaman9707Ай бұрын
I just found out that one of Oklahoma's early governors, Leon Phillips, was born in Worth Co.
@pamelacrowe4971Ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing John.
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
You bet!
@onrycodgerАй бұрын
There's another one that's Heavy and Far Out there brother. I hope you run that rental thru the car wash before returning it. Looks like you were mud bogging, Lol😆 Thumbs up!😎👍
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
I got a little rainstorm in the way home so it washed off naturally 😂😂
@ronfullerton3162Ай бұрын
@@TravelwithaWiseguyThe Mother Nature Carwash! I have used that one many times myself. The price is right! The rolling hills, the trees, the agriculture, and the streams and rivers! Who could ask for more? My kind of area. A fair part of southern Iowa and northern Missouri are like this. So inviting to set up residency in an area such as this one.
@julitopabalan6171Ай бұрын
Nice place thanks for touring the state of usa from phillipines
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
🇺🇸 🇵🇭
@sandiewilliams238Ай бұрын
Coach, you should have done a short video featuring the long jump. You could have launched in Missouri and landed in Iowa! "Bearded Man Spotted Soaring Through Sky" 🥇
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
😂😂 that would’ve been my last jump!
@travismanley4796Ай бұрын
Great vid - born raised in MO never been up there.
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it - thanks!
@jasonfoland1636Ай бұрын
As far as Irena, goes I don't believe you can get to where the town stood as the road is closed going to it. In the late 80s the old buildings were all that was left. It was a stop along the railroad.
@deborahross9974Ай бұрын
One thing for sure, it's farm land because I saw corn and soybeans growing. Since I live in Linn County so I know what corn and soybeans looks like after 34 years I should know what they look like. My Father grew up in Beloit Ks which is in Mitchell county and he would tell us what was growing. Oh what beautiful scenery so peaceful and quiet. Almost like Alaska only without the mountains. My brother and I long for a peaceful place to live and Worth County sure would be peaceful. Of course he doesn't want to get to far away from his daughter and grandchildren. Oh well maybe some day. That was a nice looking vehicle you were driving. Happy trails to you and God bless. P.S. When is the second half coming? Tuesday or Thursday?
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Thank you! Part 2 Thursday. Gonna do something different Tuesday 😊
@deborahross9974Ай бұрын
@@TravelwithaWiseguy Ok, I'll be waiting for Tuesday and Thursday. Happy trails to you and God bless.
@peterselten500Ай бұрын
Hi john cool towns the old texaco station was my favourite thanks alot . Cheers mate🇦🇺
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
That was a great find in such a small town!
@maryellencookmeynig9034Ай бұрын
Thx for another great video.
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
You bet!
@stjoevideoАй бұрын
at 17:24 you had just driven past the Honey War marker on the North Side of the Road. Fascinating story.
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Too bad I missed that!
@stjoevideoАй бұрын
@@TravelwithaWiseguy if you were recording going down that road, you probably have it in your raw footage.
@perrybrantley6188Ай бұрын
Enjoyed the video.
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Thanks!
@marcelinatejada53Ай бұрын
Done ads watching this great video thanks for the tour ❤❤❤
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Thank you! 😊
@impalaman9707Ай бұрын
The Missouri/Iowa border area has some interesting topography, a lot more scenic and less boring than I imagined it would be. I'd be interested in knowing more about the history of that part of Missouri. I, too find rural cemeteries in what some would call "the middle of nowhere" very interesting, with more people buried than you would think. All those people buried in those rural cemeteries represent people who were important to someone, and there was a reason they settled where they did--even if that area may not look like much to others
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Very good observations 👍🏼👍🏼
@janserventiАй бұрын
That's Missouri, corn, beans, churches.
@allenantonio4389Ай бұрын
Good Corn
@grumpycyclist3319Ай бұрын
and meth
@johnmeadows5645Ай бұрын
I have relatives in that area, mainly in Gentry and Harrisson counties.
@HistoricallyMarkedАй бұрын
There's a historical marker (I think in front of the courthouse or something) about Glenn Miller first learning how to play music in that town. Great coverage so far! I can't remember if I asked you this before but do you plan on exploring Shelby County, MO soon? I got plenty of memories there
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Nice! I don’t have any plans as of now. Should I?
@HistoricallyMarkedАй бұрын
@@TravelwithaWiseguy at least Bethel. Very small town but lots of history, mostly religion-related. Used to go there a lot when I was a kid because my Gpa once grew up there. It's up your alley
@larryclark4791Ай бұрын
Great tour
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Thanks!
@NavyuncleАй бұрын
Quite a contrast from the county that I live in, Madison County Illinois, population 264,000 people.
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
😂😂
@rossbryan6102Ай бұрын
I HAVE MANAGED TO GO THROUGH THIS AREA SEVERAL TIMES ON 169 HWY AS AN WAY BETWEEN DES MOINES IOWA AND KANSAS CITY, AND AVOID I -35! THE ONLY DOWN SIDE TO THIS ROUTE, IS MISSING THE TOOT- TOOT RESTRAUNT AT BETHANY MISSOURI!!
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Sounds like an interesting restaurant!
@rossbryan6102Ай бұрын
@@TravelwithaWiseguy YA IS GREAT FOOD, BUFFET OR TABLE ORDERED! THEY ALWAYS HAVE EXELLENT HAM! SOUNDS LIKE IT IS RR THEMED BUT NOTHING IS PROMOTED, BUT OLDER AUTOMOBILIA, AND NOT AN LOT OF THIS!
@bobbydale1957Ай бұрын
Hello John, I really enjoy your videos. I recently watched a video about Route 66 State Park in MO. The park was originally a town called Times Speech. The history of this place is interesting. I recommend you check it out.
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Thank you! I actually did a video on Times Beach a few years ago. Fascinating and unfortunate situation.
@lifewithjosefАй бұрын
The term I've seen is "city/county" for a place like St Louis City. Carson City and San Francisco are two city/county combos in my neck of the woods As always... Edit: A fine example of why Swifty Swift has the reputation it does. Yes, I watch a trucking YT channel!
@TravelwithaWiseguy29 күн бұрын
Yes correct about the city/county. I couldn’t think of it when I was filming 😊
@nellarbean8941Ай бұрын
I live in Worth County..just outside of Sheridan..been here over 20 years now..sadly not a lot round here anymore...but wouldn't trade the peaceful country living for nothing!
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Very cool 😎
@kimballamram552Ай бұрын
Nice fully restored vintage pumps in Allendale complete with globes. There is another KZbinr Gaspump Rob who shows a lot of those videos
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Cool 😎
@GabeGarrett-t7sАй бұрын
Great video brother! The only way I would do track is if you were my track teacher! John could use do a full marathon lol😂
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Haha sometimes the athletes don’t always feel the same 😂
@johnbatliner827Ай бұрын
I’m guessing the cemeteries are so full. As in days gone by farmers had large families to help on the farm. I noticed not only a lot of infants graves but also young adults graves in your pictures As large and as populated as some of those cemeteries were. It shows the hard life of early settlers in the Midwest
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Absolutely true 💯
@davehughesfarm7983Ай бұрын
My kinda place . I'm just 3 counties away to the SE.
@michelestellar7725Ай бұрын
Amazing how people cluster in unsustainable cities rather than living a good clean life. I live in the general area and the living is AMAZING. I came here 40 years ago from of all places the famous 'Boca' and it has been a great life among wonderful people, scenery, freedom from micro controlling GVT, obscene taxes and the general pressures of life in 'civilized' places. I can have a small farm, raise my own food, and when I built my house, I went to the county seat and asked about a building permit. THEY DIDN'T HAVE SUCH A THING. The said just come in and tell us when you're done. The never came out and 'inspected' and just asked a few questions about size and materials. I could and CAN use my own land to do as I please. Only restriction on these freedoms was it applied only to 10acres or more. Pretty easy when land is cheap. So if you are a freedom loving, hardworking individual not afraid to meet the adversity that nature may present, likes the idea of off grid life, you can find a place out here in the 'boonies'. Just don't come with the idea life is easier, it IS HOWEVER, BETTER.
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Thank you for sharing!
@artlover4ever974Ай бұрын
Grundy Co. Missouri resident here! Grew up in Harrison and Grundy. Love my Missouri backroads! Cool channel....I just stumbled across it today!
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Awesome thanks so much 😎
@ghhtdesfhАй бұрын
Dig the music 🎶!
@Dorpers89Ай бұрын
Hey I'm in Wentworth, one intersection with 4 buildings
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
👋🏼
@justnerdystuffАй бұрын
You should give a trigger alert when you are going to show yucky bugs or spiders. I always get totally creeped out with shivers when I see them. lol
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Haha oops 😬
@33Donner77Ай бұрын
Although the local population has gone down, the cemeteries all well-kept. There are probably several reasons for that.
@joshatterberry2887Ай бұрын
Should do Callaway County Missouri
@orvilleprice8169Ай бұрын
The old Church was a Primitive Baptist church
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Thanks!
@stevesims-d6cАй бұрын
Cicada hitching a ride. 😂
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
😂
@travis303Ай бұрын
I have to say, as much as I'd love to live your life traveling around to all these places, i find that when I have the chance I really don't like traveling. Here is an example. This weekend I had the chance to go to Salina spur of the moment. It's a 6 hour drive from where I live in Iowa. There was a bad horror movie marathon playing at a local theater, MST3000 style and it really looked fun, fun enough to actually make that drive I think. But when the time came, I just didn't want to go. I find that i like the idea of traveling but I don't like the actual traveling. I would rather stay home. it's so weird. I get fired up to want to go somewhere and when I have the chance, the day comes, I just don't want to. It seems actually traveling every weekend like you is harder than it seems, at least to me. I'd rather just stay home.
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
I understand what you’re saying. To me it’s like exercise. Sometimes the hardest part is starting. I’ve had those feelings before but by the time I stop at my local gas station, fill up, and start drinking a coffee my mind begins to think about what lay ahead. And then I get excited 😊
@jimmycain8669Ай бұрын
It’s like Iowa is the short story.
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
😂
@melissapercell7574Ай бұрын
I have the one local hollistic shop in the Village of Denver, you missed that on the square?
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
My apologies
@juliogonzales5441Ай бұрын
THANKS COOL 😎 COACH
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
You got it 😎
@maxstuckyhalley4528Ай бұрын
I always wonder how many tires you go through per county
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Fortunately on this trip none! But I had to change a flat in OK earlier this year. 😊
@MandCFamilyhomesteadАй бұрын
Should come to Douglas county ( Booger county)
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Sounds interesting 🤔
@davehughesfarm7983Ай бұрын
Many Many towns in N. Missouri S.Iowa decimated by ---70's railroad removal, 80's farm crisis (main culprit), hog confinement 90's, meth late 90's till now... Lonesome Dove type of places. I ran all over N.Missouri in the late 80's as my dad ran for US congress 6th district NW Missouri. Twice.
@TheREALOC1972Ай бұрын
Trivia Question...... Who is Worth Counties most famous resident. Answer- Harlen Leeland (Harley) Race, Born in Quitman Missouri but grew-up in Grant City and graduated from Worth County RIII High School where he played Football, Basketball and Baseball, How do I know? Because my grandparents grew up with him and were life long friends.
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Awesome! The King!
@TheREALOC1972Ай бұрын
@@TravelwithaWiseguy Yep, They really were lifelong friends too, I can remember when I was a kid whenever he came to the area he would stay at my grandparents house and always brought other wrestlers with him. there were times there was 10-12 guys sleeping on the couch or down in the basement. I met ALOT of the stars in the late 70's to mid 80's and my grandparents never bought ANYTHING while they were there, Grandma especially loved it when Rufus R. Jones came because she didn't have to cook, Before he was a wrestler Rufus was a certified chef and was the head chef at one of the best steakhouses in Myrtle Beach South Carolina.
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
@@TheREALOC1972 Awesome stuff! Thanks for sharing!!
@dandmexploring2631Ай бұрын
I live in albany
@MikeBoehm-c5cАй бұрын
Whose maps do you use to show your routes
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Delorme Atlas and Gazetteer
@denisem.1042Ай бұрын
You know an area is dying when there are more people in the cemeteries than are actually living there.
@HistoryAdventures9263Ай бұрын
Missouri became a state in 1824 not 1850s
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
Thank you - yes I misspoke there, but had previously said it correct earlier. I had when Worth County and when Missouri became a state mixed up a bit.
@HistoryAdventures9263Ай бұрын
No problem love your videos
@allenantonio4389Ай бұрын
🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕
@TravelwithaWiseguyАй бұрын
🎶
@allenantonio4389Ай бұрын
@@TravelwithaWiseguy Got to have tunes on the road