Author: Tom
Fort Belmont
If you drive Interstate 90 through Jackson, Minnesota you’ll see a fort near the freeway. Take the exit and explore the place an you’ll find…
A Community That Built Their Own Fort
In the 1850s and 1860s there had been skirmishes between Native Americans and settlers in the area of northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. Those tensions…
Pilot Rock
In the days before GPS or maps, you needed landmarks to find your way. Just south of Cherokee, Iowa you’ll find one such place. It’s…
The Sanford Museum
One family can make a difference. Stop in Cherokee, Iowa and you’ll find a museum and planetarium all there because one family wanted to honor…
Wolf Point
It just stands to reason that a place named Wolf Point must have something to do with wolves somewhere in its background. That is the…
With or Without
Sometimes just a few words can reveal the place from which you hail, even when you don’t mention the actual place. In this region of…
The Wildhorse Stampede Rodeo
In northeastern Montana you’ll find a rodeo that is over 100 years old. With that kind of track record, you know that has to be…
Comic Books of the Day
Comic books tell the story of larger than life characters. In the mid 1800s, the comic books of the days took one unassuming mountain man…
Getting to Know Kit Carson
Sometimes it’s not what you know but who you know. In Kit Carson’s case, it was both that made him a well-known figure yet today……
Stories of Traveling West
This well-known frontiersman loved to hear the stories of those traveling west. One day, he decided it was time to sneak away and try that…
