The need for maximum security prisons is an unfortunate reality of life.  On the other end of the spectrum is the jail in Gardner, Illinois….

This plane made but one flight – a trip that lasted about one mile just a few yards off of the surface.  Yet, it remains…

All Shawna’s father wanted was a five acre patch of land to access the Colorado River.  He soon learned that if he wanted that land,…

The proposal had to sound ridiculous to just about everyone who heard it, save the men who sprang the idea.  Their offer was to pay…

This canyon was once a bustling place full of men looking to make big money in the gold mines.  The mine is still here and…

A place can be deceiving.  That was exactly the case here in what is today’s desert south of Las Vegas. There appeared to be little…

You’ll find many churches in New Bedford, Massachusetts, but you’ll have to look far and wide to find one with a history quite like this…

The ship’s name was the Dartmouth.  When it took a cargo of whale oil to England no one perhaps thought much of it.  However, what…

Did you ever leave home for a while, then return and find that lots had changed?  That was commonplace in this town.  Men would head…

It’s called a Nantucket sleigh ride.  Sounds like a nice winter ride, but it’s actually far from a peaceful dash through the snow.  For the…