2015 I was in Grant City for the first time. Me and my family come from Germany. My grandpa bought a trailer there around 1975. My uncle has been going to Grant City for 30 years. A wonderful little town. I love it.
Coach, keep following that carrot dangling in front of you and maybe...just maybe you will find what you're looking for. In the meantime, I gave you a thumbs up, as I always do! 😸
My father was born and raised on a farm just a few miles south of Grant City. He served in WW2 as a naval aviator. His two brothers both served in the Army. The older brother was killed in North Africa.
I know that town very well. Use to have family around there, and have a few friends still there. I grew up just south at Maysville/Fairport in DeKalb County. Thank you for sharing and showing a very good town.
Goodness gracious, John. This video came up without my going to your website. After watching it, a commercial came on and I lost it, so naturally I put in Travel with a Wiseguy on RU-vid and now I can make a comment. Cool looking small town and the courthouse is very nice. It seems a lot of these towns start out as good sized towns but slowly lose population. I guess it's because there's nothing to keep the younger generation entertained or have job opportunities so they move out. Or like so many you show die out when the trains stopped or the gold/oil runs out. Too bad because one day those who left may wish they never left and yearn for the slower pace of their hometown. Not in my case as my hometown has gotten huge. Thank you for the trip of a lovely Missouri small town. Happy trails to you and God bless.
You are exactly right about how these towns lose population. Hopefully the changes coming in the world help people live in these small towns while also being able to find jobs.
Morning John, thanks for another great video. I enjoy watching your videos while eating breakfast. I grew up in a small community we called Grant City in Southeast Mo. in Scott county. It was named after a family named Grant that owned the truck stop cafe that was there way back when lol. Grant City is located on the Kings Highway ( state hywy 61) that runs north and south through Missouri. You should check it out sometime a lot of small towns along this route 61. Drive safe and God Bless Artie
To go to Grant City, you had to choose to go there. Nothing wrong with that, but to get there you would have gone through several other neat small towns in Missouri or Iowa. I am partial to Stanberry, just 26 miles southwest of Grant City. I love geography and seeing you capture the essence of small town Northwest Missouri is great.
The 80's farm crisis helped accelerate/exacerbate the decline in rural areas. A fella I'm acquainted with worked for MFA back then and witnessed it. Over to east in Mercer county, among others, the Amish and Mennonite have rescued farms from being taken over by corporate entities.
I'm from Worth County originally now live in Southern Gentry County. Parents still live on a farm NW of Grant. We call the merry go rounds "spin and pukes". I'm not sure if that's one that I played on back in kindergarten or not, it must be newer because I'm now 45 so it would be an awfully old one if it were original. Maybe that's why Worth County produces such great 8 man football teams?! 😆 Seriously though, I love Worth County it will always be my home. It's beautiful up there, especially around where the Fletchall cemetery is. My maternal grandparents lived around there and the rolling hills are just spectacular!
Neat little town. I like the Ozarks parts of the state and am considering moving there, around Rolla or Salem. Montauk River is a favorite and has great ice cream and chicken fried steak. LOL at Salty Kansan!
Another town that epitimizes the slogan of "small town USA." I love seeing towns like this still exist, and as another mentioned in another posting, may folks never forget these types of towns and hopefully earn for the slower pace of life they once enjoyed there.
A pentagon shaped rickety go round. That's unusual. I'd say by the well worn path around it youngsters are still defying fate and permeant injuries to take a spin. Good looking court house. The sport facilities looked first rate. Go Tigers! Nice job John
Beautiful town. Sad to see that most of its buildings along the square are gone on the one side. With mother nature taking over on one them. Still a cool place. 😊
What is in/was in all those bottles ? Old Merry-go-Round just needs a bearing. Nice video. 52 degrees this morning yet we have 96 in 4 days, who knows. Be good, be safe !!
@@TravelwithaWiseguy At the end of your video, you stand there and talk. Behind you are lots of bottles and 3 photos of people running/jumping/etc. That one. Good lord, I thought 96 was bad. College is booming here...... large argh.
@@TravelwithaWiseguy That would explain the cord/? wrapped around the bottles. A real question.... Is there any real difference in beach sand from around the world ? Answer me the next time we talk (no hurry at all).
Yeah definitely a difference! Besides color, some of it is smaller/smoother and some is rougher. The biggest different is white sand compared to black, especially when the black sand gets wet.
It's definitely a red brick town. I did't see much in the way of limestone construction. This town could fit in about any state in the region of the midwest/plains. I hope they can restore those old store fronts. They have a certain romantic appeal. How many of these towns does it look like the post office is the newest building?
It looks like a much larger town than it actually is. Hard to believe when you see all the neighborhoods and even apartment buildings (unless they're half empty) that the town only has 800 residents. Looks like they could have triple that amount
Nice to see these smaller towns in 🇺🇸 there is all ways right and left turns off those main highways people should slow down and explore these smaller towns .p.s. That merry-go-round reminds me of a saw blade I've always seen round ones no wonder so many people get hurt any way thank you for the tag alongs 🇺🇸 From north Washington state along the coast and BC
My son broke his leg on a _death-go-round_ . Some other kid spun it too fast, centrifugal force took over, he flew off and in the process a carriage bolt holding the seat down caught the cuff of his pants and that snapped his leg bone. I will never forget that incident.
I thought that looked like a railroad bridge on Google Earth! There is no street view, though... My old map doesn't label it but it probably was a branch of the Burlington.
Looks like a dying town, even if it's a Sunday. Rural America is and has been emptying out, since the 50's, as the country has gone from an agarian to urban society. Unless, a rural town has a tourist, retirement or employment draw (not likely), the population will continue to decrease as the older folks die off and the younger folks move to urban areas for jobs.
Yes that’s the unfortunate reality for most small towns. Being the county seat is significant as compared to other towns in this county (as you’ll see in my Sunday video).
It makes me sad to see the shuttered and failing business buildings. The Midwest has these small towns everywhere throughout the rural areas. And we had several of them in the area around our farm in Southeastern Iowa. It was always a looked forward to time when we would run to town to shop, or just get some supplies needed for the farm. All these little towns were full of businesses, and they were all busy keeping the farmers, and the town population in all the articles they needed. The little towns were bustling with activity , and even Sunday would see at least on restaurant open with people walking or sitting and chatting along Main Street or in the town square. I know that I sure enjoyed our trips to town! A few are still alive. They have a company or industry that keeps businesses and jobs in the community. And others a lucky to be close to a city, and supply a nice relaxed living area for those preferring to live or raise their families away from the urban settings. Unfortunately, those without something to pull the people in, are dying the slow death. It is a wonderful part of our country's history that is fading away.
