It may have seemed this famous western showman had married the wrong woman.  After all, his bride was a city girl who didn’t grow up…

Many of us had childhood heroes, and for Gordon it was the famous showman Buffalo Bill.  What he might never have imagined was how he…

You could say this museum began because a man did not want to inherit what his sister was wanting to give to him.  Thanks goodness…

The Union Pacific Railroad had the perfect new resort to sell to its passengers.  The only problem was convincing them to come to this remote…

When you need new technology at a ski resort you of course look to someone in the railroad industry to fix the problem.  That’s what…

This town got it’s start because a railroad was looking for a new destination to transport passengers.  What resulted is a well-known resort town.  This…

When you hear the name John Deere you might think of tractors.  However, that is to think in modern terms.  Today I’ll take you on…

We’ve all heard of John Deere equipment and you may know the company is headquartered in Moline, Illinois.  But that’s not where the operation began. …

He was just another blacksmith until some of his old friends convinced him to move from the northeastern U.S. to the Midwest.  Even then, his…

Many us have a “cause” that is close to our heart.  It could be an organization for which we volunteer, or perhaps we make a…