Month: June 2010
Young, Arizona
It’s just a small town of about 500 people. You’ve driven through bunches of them. But you probably have not driven through this town of…
Buckeye, Arizona
The city of Buckeye, Arizona was a small farming community for much of its life. That’s not so today. The landscape is changing and two…
Ocmulgee National Monument
In this country, the US Capitol is the place the laws are made, but 1000 years ago, it was this earth lodge that was the…
Rebuiling the Pine Creek Grist Mill
Retirees are often looking for a good cause to which to devote their time. Not many take up grinding flour from a 160 old water…
The Pine Creek Mill
People near Muscatine have always known of a place called Pine Creek Mill, but for most of the 20th century, it sat idle, with a…
A Radio Quack in Muscatine
Today we say hello to out listeners in Muscatine, IA on KWPC. Eighty years ago it was a station called KTNT that flaunted the rules…
The Car with the Hill Gear
For many of Marvin Kreeger’s 84 years, he’s operated a car dealership in Muscatine, IA. It’s a successful business, but as he’ll tell you, it…
Lewis & Clark’s Montana Obstacle
Although sandbars and other river snags were a danger for Lewis and Clark on the way up the Missouri River, it was this obstacle in…
The Renter Who Became Famous
George Washington is the father of the nation, but it’s this man’s name that is on the national historic site where Washington once lived and…
Raising An Army at Harvard
Today Harvard is recognized as one of the top universities in the world. In 1775, it became the home of men fighting for the cause…