It was a cold, snowy night in 1960.  Residents of one Iowa town were mostly asleep when they suddenly began to hear what some may…

The pony express was in operation for just a little over a year, however the story of horses and riders racing mail across the country…

They say that in real estate, the three most important things are location, location, location.  That was true even in the 1850s.  It led one…

It’s called the Christiana Riot – a showdown between a slave owner and those harboring his runaway slaves.  It led to bloodshed here just a…

In the years before the Civil War, many people stood up for the cause of freedom and equality.  Some of those who showed the most…

If you, your kids or even your grandkids have seen the movie Cars, then you probably remember the Cozy Cones.  They’re patterned after a real-life…

George Strait once sang that he had some ocean front property in Arizona and if you’d buy that he’d throw the golden gate in free. …

Before bridges crossed rivers, communities often relied upon ferries to carry people and supplies.  In some cases, those ferry operators were able to build thriving…

Yuma, Arizona is in the Sonoran dessert.  The annual average rainfall is about three inches per year.  So it is a bit ironic that it…

Drive north from Traverse City, Michigan and you’ll find beautiful fruit orchards on a narrow peninsula that dead ends at this lighthouse.  It’s a place…