Month: August 2026
A Very, Very Large Sunflower
Kansas is the Sunflower State, so it shouldn’t surprise you that in Goodland, Kansas you’ll find a very, very large sunflower…
Throwing Cow Pies
Most of us have heard of cow chip throwing contests. Maybe you’ve even been a part of one. The novelty event today is actually tied…
The Changing Routes of the Cattle Market
Maybe you once watched old shows like Rawhide and Gunsmoke. Those shows depicted cattle drives in the late 1800s. What you may not realize is…
Moving Cattle to Texas
In the days just after the Civil War there was a large financial incentive to move cattle from Texas to points northward. What resulted were…
The Cemetery That Drew a Crowd
Most cemeteries are peaceful memorials to those who have passed. That was the case here, until one of the newly interred brought so many visitors,…
The Waters
When the first pioneers set about buildings homes and towns they often looked for a good water source to sustain the settlement. That’s the case…
The Unusual Goat Gland Doctor
You can still find the mansion and the hotel here in Del Rio, Texas of a once prominent and controversial doctor who touted his cures…
A Million Watt Radio Station
We are thankful for the many stations that air our broadcasts every day, but nothing could match the power of this renegade station and the…
A Rebel With a Home Town
It’s the hometown of the creator of Garfield, Jim Davis…but it’s the other hometown hero that gets the big celebration…
A Hometown Hero
He was just 24 years old when he died in a traffic accident…yet for the annual celebrations of his life and career in acting, one…