Category: American Countryside
The Youngest Pilot of Her Kind
She’s the youngest pilot of her kind in the state of Arizona. If you think flying a plane is hard, this may be far more…
Love and a Unique Hobby
You must admit, today’s story about how one couple met and fell in love is certainly unique. Now add the fact that the place of…
A Wealth of History and Natural Beauty
It’s a relatively new site in the National Park Service and for most of us, you’ll have to drive a ways through the woods to…
Some of the Longest and Deepest Holes Dug In the Earth
A trip here will reveal some of the longest and deepest holes dug into the earth. In fact, some of the tunnels are so long,…
Tilling Beneath the Soil
Carl can trace his lineage back several generations to family members who came here from Findland. They were farmers, but their destination in this country…
The Ontonagan Boulder
It’s called the Ontonagan Boulder – a rock of pure copper that reports said was larger than a canoe. Native Americans knew of it’s existence…
As Easy As Eating Pie
There’s an old cliché that says if something is not hard to do, “It’s as easy as pie.” I guess that means as easy as…
Who Was Vice President of the Confederacy?
You’ve heard of Jefferson Davis, president of the confederacy. But who was his vice president?
The Confederacy on the Move
As Union troops advanced on Richmond, Virginia, the president of the Confederacy was on the move. The story of the Union and the pursuit of…
The First Emancipation Proclomation
It was the first emancipation proclamation of the Civil War and it wasn’t issued by Lincoln. We’ll go to the site of that famous battle…