Category: American Countryside
Cruising a Different Way
Robert Asp had a dream to visit Norway someday. It was, after all, the land where his family traced their heritage. Most people would take…
Witness to An Assassination
In the tragic events that unfolded in Dallas when President Kennedy was assassinated, we may forget that a police officer lost his life in the…
A Personal Connection to a National Tradgedy
In November of 1963 Lee Harvey Oswald shot President Kennedy. Just two days later, Jack Ruby shot Oswald. Deputy Eugene Boone soon found the assassination…
Searching the 6th Floor of the Texas School Book Depository
In the early afternoon of November 22nd, 1963, Deputy Eugene Boone was searching the 6th floor of the Texas School Book Depository shortly after President…
In Search of An Assassin
Deputy Eugene Boone was watching President Kennedy’s motorcade pass Main Street on November 22, 1963. But just moments after the president’s car traveled down the…
Yards Away from the Texas School Book Depository
Deputy Eugene Boone could have never imagined the life changing events that would occur in his life and those around him on November 22nd, 1963….
Turning A Tragedy Into A Museum
When we encounter a tragic event, we may want to erase all memories of it. That is what some wanted to do with this building….
Where the Mississippi Flows North
The Mississippi River flows over 2500 miles, southward through the Midwestern U.S. That is, unless you are here, where the river actually meanders north for…
The Headwaters of the Mississippi River
The Mississippi River empties into the Gulf of Mexico just south of New Orleans, Louisiana. But where does the mighty river begin? That question puzzled…
The Bus Line of the 1800s
You could say it was the bus line of the 1800s. A network of transportation that could take you just about anywhere a person needed…