Category: American Countryside
Keeping a Secret for a Decade
For a decade, this place kept its true purpose a secret. To do otherwise would jeopardize those who came here. But when the story could…
More Than Just a Little Log Cabin
This small log cabin has been in Nebraska City for over 150 years. It appears to be much like other cabins of the era –…
Up, Up in the Air with My Beautiful Balloon
Imagine a competition where you pilot a hot air balloon equipped with survival gear over snow-capped mountains in the dead of winter…..
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
There are many places in the United States that were once thriving agricultural areas and are now under pressure from cities that continue to sprawl…
The World Record Rocking Chair
Some people have a chair lift to assist them. But this chair requires a lift just to sit in it. It’s a chair that’s only…
Feeding Trees to Cattle
Imagine a drought so severe that you began to cut down trees just so the cattle could eat the leaves. Imagine a year when…
Today’s Drought Versus the 1930s
Drought. It causes crops to shrivel, prices to spike and farmers to worry about making ends meet. There is no doubt that droughts today cause…
An Iowa Barber Strikes Gold
On the surface it seemed like an unlikely scenario for success. A barber from Iowa striking oil and building one of the largest companies in…
The Artiston Cafe
If you are looking to get engaged, might we suggest booth number six at the Ariston Café in Litchfield, Illinois. Not only is it a…
From Greece to America
Nick Adam’s father immigrated to the United States from Greece when he was only 15 years old. He came by himself and worked as a…