We were out of town to catch up with some of our new exploring friends and “Rita” happened to find some industry near our hotel. Being the early risers we are, we got up and after it. A few cups of coffee later and we were parking our vehicle and looking for an entry point. … Read more
While out of town to visit my parents, we planned to do a little exploring. After returning from our first morning of adventures, my step dad said he may know of a spot. I wasn’t too hopeful, but you never know if you don’t try. We hopped in the vehicle and proceeded to try and … Read more
With spooky season fast approaching(This post should’ve been out a while ago, but here we are) we are gonna start a “yearly” recap with some of our favorite places/Pics of the year. Anything could be on our list, spooky places, unsettling locations, hallways, gravestones, or just things we find interesting and unnerving. This will essentially … Read more
On a very cold, yet sunny morning we had ventured many miles, and somehow we ended up here to finish out the day! This small school house complex in the Midwest used to be the heart of learning in the area. At one time they even added an extra building here to accommodate the growing … Read more
What Follows are WAY TOO MANY PICTURES from our first two days at this site! We had tried numerous times to gain access to this historic 3 building complex with no luck. This morning after a few early explores we decided to drive by again and tug on some doors. This time our luck would … Read more
This Morning was shaping up just like a pile of our other mornings recently! We had our coffee, a vehicle loaded with supplies, and a destination I was unaware of! We had plans to get into this old industrial building under the cover of darkness. Knowing nothing about this site or how far away it … Read more
Our explores were firmly straddling the state line like a modern day Colossus of Rhodes! On this super cold March morning in 2024 our initial target for exploration was a bust, as the building had been recently demolished. That demolished site we were now standing in front of was almost an hour away from our … Read more
As with a pile of our previous explores, we were certainly late to the party. This was my birthday pick, and an outa state prison seemed like a fun trip. Being our first major road trip of the season, we were ready for anything. We headed out of town with a packed vehicle and a … Read more
This gallery contains pics of DOD’s second time to this site! On the first visit to this site I was alone, and that will have its own post in the next few months, STAY TUNED! Both of these posts will be some of our largest posts to date. We just couldn’t stop taking pictures or … Read more
TL;DR – History is fun and the caring people who lived and worked here strove towards benefiting the lives of countless individuals! This entire complex has such a rich and layered history. Since it’s inception, this place has been helping to better the lives of all individuals with disabilities, learning or otherwise. At a time … Read more
