by Linda Aksomitis | Sep 9, 2016
Imagine, if you can, an enormous sandstone rock plopped down in a forest–and someone deciding to build it into a pulpit and wrap a stone church around it. Sound a little crazy? Maybe. Milford Howard may not have been crazy, but he sure wasn’t an ordinary...
by Linda Aksomitis | Sep 5, 2016
In the 1920s there were 10 million cars in America, but train travel still provided most of us with our only opportunity to travel beyond our immediate communities. In fact, it was the golden age of train travel, with 260,000 miles of train tracks by 1930. Amazingly,...
by Linda Aksomitis | Aug 30, 2016
The USS Thresher atomic submarine was the first of a new class that could dive further beneath the ocean, and run quieter along the ocean floor, than any of the submarines that had come before it. Launched by the US on July 9, 1960, during the Cold War era, it...
by Linda Aksomitis | Aug 23, 2016
Sigtuna, Sweden’s oldest city, is a gem hidden in the shadow of its much newer and larger cousin, Stockholm–the fastest growing city in Europe. Less than 50 km from Stockholm, Erik the Victorious established the town back in 970 AD. It’s in the...
by Linda Aksomitis | Aug 16, 2016
There are lots of surprises hiding between the trees in the Wisconsin Northwoods. In fact, one of my favorite heroes of traditional tall tales, Paul Bunyan, and his blue ox, were the first things I saw through the pines while driving into Sayner, Wisconsin. Question...
by Linda Aksomitis | Aug 8, 2016
The native prairie habitat of the Great Plains of North America has been ripped up by the plow, and replaced by grain fields, through most of the continent, including Saskatchewan. However, Herschel, a small town nestled where the Coal Mine Ravine joins the Eagle...
Discover the Legends of Devil’s Gate — Landmark in Wyoming[…]
Check out the 1908 Old West Montana Bar in Miles City[…]
Discover the Mysteries of Idaho’s Craters of the Moon[…]
Wakamow Valley: Outdoor Adventures in Moose Jaw, SaskatchewanThe Moose Jaw River flows through the Wakamow Valley urban park in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. It provides 20 km of trails and year-round outdoor adventures.
Butch Cassidy Museum — Old West Wild Bunch Outlaws in Montpelier, IDThe Butch Cassidy Museum is situated in Montpelier, Idaho. It's housed in the original Bank of Montpelier Bank where Butch pulled his 2nd bank robbery.
St. Adalbert Church in Krakow Market Square — 1000 Years of History[…]
Crepes, Wood Fired Pizza & More: Whytewold EmporiumThe Whytewold Emporium near Gimli, in Manitoba's Interlake Region, serves wood-fired pizza and French crepes -- along with a garden centre and store.
Hill Aerospace Museum — Hundreds of Planes from WWI to the Cold WarThe Hill Aerospace Museum at Ogden, Utah, just a few miles from Salt Lake City, is a must-see free attraction with hundreds of airplanes and artifacts.
Wabasha Street Caves & their Prohibition Secrets — Saint Paul, MNSaint Paul, Minnesota, history includes Prohibition gangsters and speakeasies including the Wabasha Street Caves. See "Castle Royal" or take a driving tour.
How to Visit Europe on a Budget Without Backpacks or HostelsTravel tips on how to visit Europe on a Budget - Krakow is one of the cheapest and has many free sights in its UNESCO heritage site of Old Town.