Month: December 2024
Best of 2024 – A KISS Homecoming
There perhaps has never been a homecoming dance like the 1975 Cadillac, Michigan version. The students and the entire town were surprised when that year…
Best of 2024 – The Lancaster Circuses
Lancaster, Missouri is not a big town, but in the 1920s, the circuses came to town. And yes, I did use the plural form of…
Best of 2024 – Little America
This place isn’t really a town, yet it has its own zip code. Sometimes it’s a bit of a game to see exactly how much…
Best of 2024 – Ismay, Montana
You’ll need to drive on six miles of gravel roads from the highway to get to the tiny town of Ismay, Montana. There would really…
One Classic Bell for One Classic Movie
Bells are often associated with the Christmas holiday. There is one bell in one classic Christmas movie that remains a fixture in many folks’ minds,…
Bells In Our Lives
Bells sometimes signal the beginning of a school day or a work day. At this company, the ringing of the bell is all day, every…
Bevin Bells
Once upon a time, a farm needed bells. Bells were used in conjunction with livestock and other pursuits. Times have changed but this company remains…
An Ancient Site with Plenty of Mystery
The Stone family has long enjoyed this spot on a wooded hill in southern New Hampshire. In fact, they purchased the property a few generations…
America’s Stonehenge
Many of us have heard, or perhaps even visited, Stonehenge, the ancient site of giant stones in England. Did you know that in southern New…
San Felipe de Austin
This was once the second largest city in what is today the state of Texas. But the site was destroyed by fire and not much…