Unless you live in central Nebraska or are perhaps a history buff of the 1870s, you’ve probably near heard of Fort Hartsuff. However, a trip to the sand hills will reveal a true gem – an original plains fort that looks very much like the day the soldiers departed…
Just south of Burwell, Nebraska you’ll find a fort that is quite interesting to visit. While there were no major battles or skirmishes here, what you can see is quite amazing…
Perhaps it’s fitting that you have to go a bit out of the way to find the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum. This well known site is certainly worth the drive, but in the early days, it was one of the more remote locations on the shores of Lake Superior…
Some sailors and airman have long feared the Bermuda Triangle for the mysterious fate of some who have passed there. Whitefish Point is a bit different though. Everyone knows its tremendous toll on ships, but for years, it didn’t seem to deter captains from plowing on through regardless the condition…
On a roadmap, it’s simply listed as “Whitefish Point.” That place name has little significance to most, but for those living in northern Michigan, it’s a place very well known on land and sea…
If I mention the town of South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, sports fans will know there is one iconic event that takes place there every summer. It’s quite a spectacle in a town of only 6000 people…
Today we take for granted that just about every young boy or girl in the country could probably sign up to play t-ball or baseball in their local community. But that once wasn’t the case, and this man set out to give every kid a chance to play baseball. What he created is something you know yet today…
A stop in Atlanta, Illinois holds a lot to see and do in a place that isn’t very large. They’ve done a great job of celebrating old route 66 and sharing some of its unique…and in this case, very large stories…
You probably would not think a company making fiberglass boats would have a big impact on a major highway. But a trip to this small Illinois town will show you the unique tie that business had to some very unique giants still around today…
This island has some of the best views of San Francisco Bay and the city itself…yet most people didn’t want to live here. In fact, some couldn’t bear the thought of such a pretty scene to be had…
At one time it was one of the nation’s most important forts…but that’s not how people would know it today. The story of one very famous rock is a destination of thousands of tourists headed to San Francisco…
Imagine you unearthed the bones of an animal and had little idea of what you found. Now imagine making up a tale about the creature and traveling the nation to tell its story. That’s exactly what happened just south of St. Louis…
Since the late 1800s people have been coming to this small, but unusual place on the side of a mountain in north central Pennsylvania. The geological anomaly has this particular spot producing sub-freezing conditions when the rest of the area is experiencing the heat of the summer
In north central Pennsylvania you’ll find a geological anomaly that is hard to believe. It’s a specific place that grows colder and the countryside gets hotter. So cold in fact, that it produces ice in the heat of July and August…
Life in this fort could be monotonous. Life outside this fort in the nearby town could get you killed. It’s a place were a fort worked to tame the west, but the wild west lived on through a mix of characters heading to the Black Hills and points west…
As rail lines were built west across Nebraska, there were sometimes conflicts between native Americans and those construction crews. The town of Sidney, Nebraska owes its existence to the government’s work protecting the route…
How many ice cream sundaes can a person dish up in one day? Perhaps there is a record somewhere, but what Misty Marsh accomplished was certainly a big deal…and a cause for a sore shoulder for several days…
Along Interstate 80 in western Nebraska you’ll find the small town of Potter. Many people zip by the place on the four lane highway, but others stop to honor the birthplace of something many of us know and love…
If you wanted to travel from coast to coast by rail in 1870, you might consider a trip that took you through Omaha, or another that crossed via Kansas City. The two routes could get you to your destination, but there was one major difference…
Where was the final spike driven to complete the transcontinental railroad? Promontory, Utah is often declared to be the location, but this town says it is the real answer. I’ll decipher the point the rails truly joined the ends of the country…
I recently visited a very interesting store in southwestern Wyoming. You’ll find quite a price range – everything from twenty-five cents to over $20,000. So what do they sell?
The soft stone of southwestern Wyoming preserves the story of what this area looked like eons ago. It is unique geology that draws people here…
It’s the largest natural lake wholly within the state of California – a beautiful spot that take some effort to reach, but you are rewarded with great scenery, abundant wildlife and some of the best fishing in the nation…
Many of us had a lunchbox when we were growing up. Debbie did as well, but when her mom tossed hers, she needed to get a new one. What resulted is quite a collection and museum you can see today…
A witness can be a very important part of building a case. And in this case, the witness is not a person, but rather two trees and what they observed was important for many transactions that have taken place for decades and centuries in the Midwest…
In a swamp in rural Arkansas you’ll find a point that literally impacts life and property in several midwestern states. Today the site sits is a part of a state park that tells the significance of that place…
