Author: Tom
This American City Speaks French
Some people like the sun, others like the snow and some need a little of both. But when you live in Ft. Kent, Maine you…
The Top of Route 1
Just as Route 66 is one of the most famous highways in American, this road running up and down the eastern seaboard, is a road…
The Bank with Grizzlies and Beer Bottling Lines
I had heard stories about the State Bank of Faribault. Sure you can deposit money there and get loans…but it’s everything else that no other…
The Mighty Faribault
Today we welcome our new listeners on the Mighty 920, KDHL in Faribault, Minnesota. Across from the radio station you’ll find a bank that attracts…
Fort Defiance Never Fired a Shot
Most cities don’t renovate a Civil War fort that never fired a shot. Then again, one could make the case that because the fort never…
The Work of the Wallace Family
This father and son pair both served as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. The son even became vice president of the United States and made…
The First Great Train Robbery
Great train robberies are the stuff of wild west movies. In real life though, the first such event occurred here. Today we travel to the…
From Car Trunks to Airplanes
For the past few days we’ve taken a look back at a stop I made in Greenfield, Iowa, home to the Iowa Aviation Museum. You…
He Could Have Beaten Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh was the first person to fly an airplane across the Atlantic Ocean. But lost in our history books in the name of a…
First Flight Off of a Ship
Today, aircraft carriers and the planes they transport play a vital role in country’s military might. However, have you ever given any thought to the…
