Until the 1960s, ranchers took animals by a barge from the mainland to this island for grazing.  The vast rangeland was difficult the reach and…

Jeremy Shaw is responsible for patrolling a lake larger than the state of Rhode Island.  It’s a unique place that’s been drawing curious visitors here…

There are many towns in the western U.S. that had rough and tumble beginnings. They are places where it was sometimes difficult to determine exactly…

Some of you may well remember the days of returning soda bottles to the store to get a few cents refund. People are still doing…

At one time, Boston Corbett was one of the most widely known men in the nation. He was the man who killed Lincoln’s assassin, John…

There was once a river boat captain, whose life was changed by a preacher. He built a church for that preacher–a building that still stands…

If you’ve ever flown into the Las Vegas airport, you may have noticed a colorful Cessna airplane hanging from the ceiling over the baggage claim…

At Christmas we may sing, “The First Noel.”  In the United States, this is the “Only Noel.”  Confused?  Join me on a trip to Christmas…

Nearly a century and a half ago two armies shared a sentimental tune before one of the deadliest battles of the Civil War.  It was…

The Union army was defeated at Fredricksburg, Virginia in mid December 1862.  President Lincoln needed a victory to bolster the north and the Emancipation Proclamation…