Author: Tom
Home of the Six Toed Cats
If you walk around Key West, Florida, there’s a good chance you may encounter a most unusual type of cat. Many of the felines here…
The Largest Residential Property in Key West
It’s the single largest residential property in Key West, Florida. The couple who lived here led lives that most of us can only imagine…
Replacing Ceiling Fans with Chandaliers
Replacing your ceiling fans with Parisian chandeliers might be an upgrade. That’s what this decorator believed to be the case. However, ask the folks who…
A Trip to Ernest Hemmingway’s Home
We’ll be in Key West, Florida for the next installments of our stories, taking a look at well-known author, Ernest Hemmingway, who made his home…
Pigs in the Middle of a City
You don’t expect to see 400 hogs in the middle of a city, but that’s what’s happening in the Phoenix metro area. And there’s a…
Rebuilding the Pine Creek Grist Mill
Retirees are often looking for a good cause to which to devote their time. Not many take up grinding flour from a 160 old water…
The Pine Creek Mill
People near Muscatine have always known of a place called Pine Creek Mill, but for most of the 20th century, it sat idle, with a…
A Recognizable Railroad Depot
There’s a good chance you’ve never been to this railroad depot. However, if you’re over forty years old, there’s a high likelihood you’ve seen pictures…
Graffiti on a Ship
Most people consider graffiti a visual nuisance, something to be removed and forgotten. The type of graffiti on this ship was different though. It actually…
Inside the General Nelson M Walker
In the 1960s, ships like the General Nelson M Walker took thousands of men across the Pacific to the war in Vietnam. Many of those…
