Month: November 2016
A 50 Foot Levee and a Pie
You often don’t think about making a dessert that resembled a 50 foot high flood levee. That’s what this bakery did though, and what resulted…
30,000 Cookies By Christmas
It all began when Mary Hostetter had to bake 30,000 cookies for Christmas. When she survived that challenge, she figured she might just be able…
A Dessert Business That Began At Home
Some of the nation’s most successful businesses began in someone’s home. That’s the case for Mary, who turned her need to provide for two young…
A One-Time Thanksgiving
We often trace our Thanksgiving holiday back to the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony. It’s true they did have a feast of thanksgiving, but it seems…
The Oldest Museum in the Nation
Where is the oldest museum in the nation? You might guess New York or Washington, D.C., but the town is much smaller, yet still very…
The Mayflower II
The original Mayflower that sailed with 102 Pilgrims back in 1620 is long gone. But another ship by the same name still occupies a place…
An Accidental Landing Spot
Today we associate the Pilgrims with the town of Plymouth, MA. However, the landing spot was a bit accidental…
The Ship Available to Sail
It just happened to be a ship that was available to sail, but the ship that was chosen is still known by us all today. …
Shipping Bricks
If you need to ship 40 tons of bricks, you of course use…parcel post. That’s what one man did to construct a two story bank…
Folds of Honor
When someone in our military dies in the line of duty, we often memorialize them and their service, and rightly so. But life must somehow…