Month: July 2020
A Unique Store in Maui
Some people visit a store just to look at the merchandise. David’s store has a unique policy: you are free to look all you like…
Endangered Pieces
We’ve heard of endangered species, but the name of David’s store is “Endangered Pieces.” He considers most of what he has to be rare and…
A Century-old Steakhouse
Across the East River on the Long Island side of the Brooklyn Bridge there is a place that has changed very little in over 100…
The Best Steak
As long as there have been cattle on the range, there has been debate over who could serve up the best steak. Most folks would…
Two Different Burial Spot Claims
He is one of the greatest Indian chiefs ever to lead his tribes in peace and battle. Ironically, two different towns claim his burial spot…
The Lost Colony of Roanoke
It’s known as the lost colony of Roanoke…a settlement of English that vanished between 1587 and 1590 in what is today North Carolina. Over 400…
The Voyage That Didn’t Reach Its Destination
In 1587 three ships set sail from England bound for Chesapeake Bay. The voyage wouldn’t make that destination though…and the fate of those than landed…
Fort Raleigh
Over 300 years before the Wright Brothers would make there first flight at nearby Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Europeans landed here to begin the first…
The Oldest Working Theater West of the Allegheny Mountains
Where will you find the oldest working theater west of the Allegheny Mountains? The answer may surprise you and the fact might have even surprised…
The Dominate Fixture on the Boonville Skyline
It dominates the skyline of Boonville, Missouri. If you’re from Boonville, you might chuckle at that statement, given the buildings here aren’t too tall, but…