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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Posted in American Countryside Connecticut

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,…

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Posted in American Countryside Connecticut

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…

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Posted in American Countryside Connecticut

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…

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Posted in American Countryside New Hampshire

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…

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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…

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Posted in American Countryside Texas

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…

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