Author: Tom
Two Harbors
Today Duluth, MN and Superior, WI are major shipping points on Lake Superior. However, turn back the clock a century and a half and it…
Al’s Great Pies
If you’ve driven across interstate 90 in South Dakota you know you’ll see plenty of signs for Wall Drug, an iconic business in that state. …
Al’s Oasis
An oasis is often thought to be a lush, fertile spot in the middle of a desert. The oasis I’ll take you to today isn’t…
Short Existence, Mighty Impact
Many military museums tell the story of an entire war, or perhaps the history of a fort or military outpost. This museum is unusual in…
The Hell Cats
They were often known as the Hell Cats. Others knew them by the name, “Suicide Squad” for their hard fought battles against the fiercest German…
Bluff Dwellers Cavern
Arthur Browning thought he was just going to check the traps on his farm one morning back in 1927. What he found was a far…
Same Old Sam
He was one of the wealthiest men in America. Yet almost everyone that ever worked with him would tell you that money didn’t change him. …
Sam’s Mismatched Floor Tiles
It you walked into a business that had just remodeled its space and noticed the floor tiles did not match, you might think the owner…
Losing a Lease that Led to Success
It’s said, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” Perhaps that’s how Sam should have regarded the fact that his lease was not renewed and…
Roundup on Antelope Island
Every fall there is a round-up of the herd here just outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. You can even bring a horse, or rent…
