Our story…

We started traveling small – because that’s what we could afford – we were living in North Iowa (about 30 minutes from the Minnesota border) with two small boys and started to think of trips we could manage that were 2-5 hours away – we quickly started traveling through South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri – and eventually some of our adventures stretched further away past the Rockies in the West, and the Appalachian’s to the East – but there was ONE common theme. We were finding ourselves in rural areas, and smaller towns along the way – and amazed at some of the awesome things to do RIGHT IN OUR OWN BACK YARD! Not only that – but things to do in smaller rural areas! It didn’t take long and we started growing passionate about small town America.

It begins…

This grew into influencing with video and writing under the name “Country Pilgrim” — we had this crazy idea that we wanted to spot light the entire “Country” and do it faithfully! Mix the two words – and you have a traveler on a faithful journey – thus Country Pilgrim. We wanted to share with others what we discovered AND were fortunate to make connections along the way with tourism spotlights, familiarization tours, and other projects – but we felt it just didn’t spotlight our true passion – SMALL TOWNS and RURAL AMERICA. So…

Introducing – Midwest Small Town – it pretty much sums up who we are, what we do – and where our passion is. We want to spot light Small Town U.S.A. — because we feel it has a BIG story to tell! Where to GO-Stay-and PLAY- in rural America! – DAN & TAMI

Recent Blog Post

Our most recent postings…

Multiple Ways to FOLLOW

Four ways to follow (beyond social media) with the Blog, Videos – and a Ghost Town Podcast

Small Town Blog

Short postings and pictures shining a light on where to go – stay – and play in small town America! The blog compliments the videos – but here we can give the visual side of the story – in written form and pictures!

Small Town Video/Vlog

Check out our videos and vlogs (Midwest Small Town) – we dive into the stories and everything that makes small towns and destinations GREAT! Maybe considered small – but with a BIG story to tell.

Ghost Town Podcast

Dan’s podcast – “Midwest Ghost Town“. He dives into more heritage and history travel – especially surrounding the world of Ghost Towns and Cemeteries.

Ghost Town Video/Vlog

Mainly though his YouTube Channel (Midwest Ghost Town) – Dan loves being a visual storyteller! Check the Ghost Town videos out and follow along! We feel they compliment the podcast.