Month: September 2017
A Small Chapter of the Civil War
Whether you are a student of history or not, we each know something about the Civil War. However, the next chapter is one few have…
A Rock Festival
A lot of cities will hold a festival centered around rock – but we’re not talking about rock music. For it’s a real rock that…
An Odd Rock With An Odd Name
The name of this rock is just as odd as it looks. Yet it is a rock that puts this place on the map. We…
All Kinds of Currencies
One, five, ten, twenty? Those are the denominations of bills we normally see when paying for items. Now imagine that not only were there more…
Part of Chicago’s Famous Park Landscape
This famous architect was hired to design one of Chicago’s famous park landscapes. No sooner did he design it than park employees began mowing down…
The King of Smokejumpers
You might be a little crazy to jump out of an airplane and fight a fire. So what does it mean if you’ve done it…
Smokejumpers
When a forest fire flames up in a remote area, it may be Dan Ryan’s crew that is called in to fight the blaze. This…
A Career of Jumping Out of Planes and Fighting Fires
Imagine a job that combines jumping out of airplanes and fighting fires. Now imagine you want to make it your career. We visit with one…
The Biggest Race of Its Kind
Imagine a race that might last over three days and in that time, you may not sleep at all, or very little, with the ground…
Days of Sprinting
Folks in Clinton, Missouri know there is quite a racer in their midst, a man who’s sprint was not measured in minutes or seconds, but…