Near the Rest House I found a group of 13 graves with wreaths, but continued on until I finally found some areas with a hundred or a few hundred graves. It seemed like they were all in the areas with the least snow, but they were placed weeks before the snowfall, so that was only coincidence.

laid 3,924 wreaths this year and is down from almost 7,000 wreaths last year. There are over 36,000 graves in the cemetery.

I also visited nearby Mount Muncie Cemetery, in Lansing, just a few hundred feet away.

Mount Muncie Cemetery

We had calzones and Reuben sandwich. The calzones traveled well, but the sandwich was a poorer choice for carry out. We are glad to see d'Bronx stay open and it appeared that business was steady.

As expected, barbeque travels better than many cuisines and it was still quite good when we got it home. We had a smoked wing appetizer and a half chicken dinner with fries and street corn. Even the fires were still good after the 10 minute drive.

I went with a couple of my old favorites, the $10 "Best Wings on the Planet" is 6 large wing thirds with good smoked meat flavor, though a bit tough. The fries are a little expensive at $5.

From Q39, I drove about a mile away to get curbside "take and bake" Dinner for 2 - $28 from Garozzo's, the popular Overland Park Italian restaurant. At supper time I baked chicken Spiedeni and topped it with amogio sauce. The meal also included pasta house salad and sliced Italian bread which went well with excess amogio sauce. The salad was the only part of the meal which didn't impress. I wish they offered an inexpensive upgrade to Caesar salad.

Garozzo's

This isn't my favorite BBQ restaurant, but the meats are all above average and a true bargain. The generous mixed plate of beef, ham, ribs and fries is still only $11!

I added Plowboys Barbeque in Overland Park, Kansas and Zarda in Lenexa, Kansas to our Kansas City BBQ Guide.

Plowboys mainly gets high marks for Covid precautions. The only failure was that tables had not been closed or moved to allow for 6' distance between people at different tables. 

In general, there is little to recommend Plowboys above the other restaurants on our Kansas City BBQ Guide. The menu is short and with the exception of one plate which has both ribs & pork, there are no options to sample multiple meats with out purchasing the meats a la carte.

I ordered the Whole Hog which has 4oz of pulled pork and 4 small ribs served on toast with the choice of 2 regular sides. The ribs were average, but the pork was better, The generous portion of seasoned fries were pretty good. The cheesy corn was watery and bland. It took 20 minutes for the order to be ready, which seems like a long time for a counter service BBQ Restaurant/

The meat was served dry and they included two small containers of sauce. The "Hot Head" sauce had a good, sweet flavor. It went well with both the meat and fries. I wish there has been more sauce.

Following dining in the car, I drove across the adjoining parking lot to get a hot fudge concrete at Sheridan's Frozen Custard. This was the first location for the chain which now has 9 locations in 4 states. I once was a regular, but it had been several years since I last had their frozen desert. This location is walk up only.

We added Roscoe's BBQ in Edwardsville, Kansas to our Kansas City BBQ Restaurant Guide.

Sheridan's Frozen Custard

Lunch was carry out from kokoDAK, which specializes in Korean fried chicken. They presently have no inside dining. I got a small order of wings, which is 10 very small wing thirds for $10. I selected the "Volcano" sauce which has hot pepper paste, garlic and Thai pepper. The wings had a very nice flavor from the the sticky, sweet and spicy sauce. I found them more sweet than hot, but there should be enough heat to please most hot spice lovers.

The generous serving of onion rings was only $4. They appeared to have been previously frozen and were a little limp. I actually liked them better cold, when they were a little firmer.

The final stop of the day was at Jewish Community Center on 115th Street in Overland Park, Kansas. Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, 

The Memorial to the Six Million at the Center is believed to have been the first art work in the US dedicated to those who lost their lives during the Holocaust. The memorial was dedicated by Harry S. Truman on June 9, 1963 at the Center's original home on Holmes Road in Kansas City, Missouri. The monument was moved to Overland Park in 1988. 

I added a new page devoted to Clearfield School near Baldwin City, Kansas, which we visited during the Kaw Valley Farm Tour in October. The one room school was built in 1900 and operated until 1946. The Santa Fe Trail passes just a a few miles south of the school and today it is owned by the Douglas County Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Association and they host programs for children in the school.

Volcano wings & onion rings
 
 
 

Memorial to the Six Million

The lodge had many other nice features, including a 4 person hot tub and an intercom which could bring the sounds of the outdoors into the room.

The onion rings were the best part of the meal by far. Nice crispy texture, average flavor. The Howling Wolverine sandwich (sliced smoked ham and turkey, cheddar cheese, bacon, garlic aioli, lettuce & tomato) was served cold rather than the hot which we expected, but was still a good sandwich.

The waffle fries were made from frozen and the chicken wings were much like I pull out of the freezer and put in the oven at home. The Queso Fiesta Burger (topped with grilled pickled jalapeños and drizzled with Queso) was fine, apparently pre formed and much like a high quality fast food burger.

The authentic Cantonese food is so good! It had been over a year since I last had there food, but I enjoy it more every time we go. We had the shrimp fried wanton, Peking style pork chop, XO chicken wings, and salt & pepper soft shell crab. All of the dishes traveled well during the 10 minutes it took to take them home. 

The salt & pepper soft shell crab is salty a little spicy, but not overly so. All of ABC Café salt & pepper dishes are similar and very good.

The XO chicken wings appetizer is one of the most popular dishes. If you eat just the chicken and coating, it isn't that hot, but it has a nice zing if you eat the sliced peppers and crumples which come with it. I am a fan of these wings but would enjoy them even more if they were a little crispy.

The shrimp fried wantons are tiny, but quite flavorful. I liked them even better with a bit of Sriracha sauce. The Peking style pork chop was sweet. I would be tempted to compare it to sweet and sour pork, but the texture and flavor are better than any sweet and sour dish I have ever had.

soft shell crab

XO chicken wings