Month: October 2024
Boarding Trains for Popular Spots
Airlines might devote more flights to popular winter destinations like Phoenix or Florida. One hundred years ago they were adding trains for this popular spot…
The Spook Light
People like to have answers…and perhaps that’s what makes this phenomena so interesting…there seems to be no explaining it. So what is it that has…
A Story With World-Wide Fame
I don’t care for stories about evil and gruesomeness at Halloween, yet a spooky tale may be in order. For such a story, you can…
Fort Morgan, Colorado
This area of northeastern Colorado has long been an important place for farming. The way it developed was a bit by chance with one man…
The Fort Morgan, Colorado Museum
The initial route of the Oregon Trail followed the North Platte River, but over time, some decided to follow the southern fork of that river,…
The Julesburg, Colorado Dragstrip
In Julesburg, Colorado you’ll find a small airstrip that has been in use for many decades. But this is much more than a place for…
Julesburg, Colorado
Many of our towns have a namesake and that is the case for Julesburg, Colorado. But, the “Jules” in Julesburg is a man with quite…
An Important Point on Many Westward Trails
The town of Julesburg, Colorado has been an important point on many trails leading west. But it’s history is one that has been a bit…
Acquiring the Best of the Best
In the woods of northern Wisconsin there is a lodge that housed some of the leading businessman of the world. They came to one tiny…
George Washington and a Cherry Tree
Sometimes a person gains so much fame…they become bigger than life…so is that the case with George Washington and a cherry tree he chopped to…