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Best of 2025: Michigan Pancake Town

Occasionally a winter storm will leave motorists stranded and locals will come to their aid.  That was the case in one small town in 1937. …

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Best of 2025: Chugwater, Wyoming

It is noted to be the longest running image used on a license plate anywhere in the world.  The image immortalized a horse and rider…

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Best of 2025: The Little White House

If you go to a tropical location, some people might decide to don a floral print shirt.  But things got a bit out of hand…

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Best of 2025 – Border Line Library

There is a black tape line on the floor of the library in Derby Line, Vermont.  Walk inside and cross that line and you’re in…

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Where Letters to Santa Go

When I was in elementary school we wrote letters to Santa.  Maybe you did the same thing once upon a time.  Where did that letter…

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Santa Claus House

We all know that Santa lives at the North Pole.  But for awhile, Santa was living at the Davis Railroad Siding.  No it doesn’t quite…

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Santa’s True Home

A lot of communities in the U.S. will have a visit from Santa.  It’s a chance for the kids in the area to come meet…

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Posted in American Countryside North Carolina

The Mendenhall Homeplace

In the heart of the south, there was one Quaker community determined to not only bring an end to slavery, but to help former slaves…

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Posted in American Countryside North Carolina

The Mendenhall Homeplace

We might imagine that prior to the Civil War, most large farming operations in the south used slave labor.  Today we take you to a…

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Posted in American Countryside North Carolina

When Your Competitor Moves the Road

Major highways can be a very important way to get people to your business.  What do you do when your competitor moves the road?  Well…

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