Posted in American Countryside

The Easternmost Point in U.S. Territory

Today we head to the easternmost point in United States territory.  It’s a place that was inhabited for over 1500 years before Columbus ever showed…

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Posted in American Countryside Minnesota

The Quack Museum

We’ve all heard that some things are just too good to be true.  That’s in a sense the theme to one man’s collection, It’s a…

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Posted in American Countryside Minnesota

The Minnesota Hoosiers Story

Most of us are familiar with the movie Hoosiers, the story of a small Indiana school that wins the state basketball championship against tremendous odds. …

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Posted in American Countryside Minnesota

The Story of Those Yellow Trucks

Depending on where you live, you may know this company, not by where it is located but rather by where its yellow trucks happen to…

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Posted in American Countryside Minnesota

Industry Impacting Southwest Minnesota

The land that surrounds a town often has a big impact on the types of industries that will spring up within the city limits.  That…

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Posted in American Countryside Puerto Rico

San Juan Historic Site

This impressive fort has stood watch over the Atlantic for nearly 400 years.  For some of those sentrys who scanned the ocean for invading navies,…

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Amazing History in Puerto Rico

If you are looking for one of the first places Europeans explorers touched land in what is today the United States, you may need to…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

Kafir Corn

You’ve probably never heard of Kafir Corn.  However, turn back the clock a century and you may have been hearing about it on national radio. …

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

Drought and Grasshoppers

The first settlers to this region began to farm the land, but drought and grasshoppers made life miserable for most.  But just when things seemed…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

Near the Santa Fe Trail

The early trails that moved settlers from east to west often charted courses that helped reduce the number of obstacles in their path.  Those trails…

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