Halloween Parade
Happy Halloween everybody!
Happy Halloween everybody!
Imagine, if you will, how the plains and prairies of Midwest America used to appear before the eyes of the beholders, had they been farmers, traders, or frontiers people of any ilk who came upon these lands. This diverse ecosystem, both flora and fauna, stretched out in all directions and covered nearly one-third of North […]
October 21, 2022, marks the 23rd birthday of this National Park in Colorado. That means Black Canyon of the Gunnison is one of the youngest American National Park landmarks, but geologically, its appearance is one of the oldest. Rock formations in the steep cliff walls at this Park go back billions of years. Similar to […]
In keeping with the “spirit” of the past couple of posts, I bring you Part Three of the series “Small Town Museums of the USA.” Today’s video is “Bodie Ghost Town,” and it shows you the remnants of a long-abandoned town in California. It remains a ghost town, one of many still existent in America. […]
Part Two of this series of small town museum collections contains pictures from Southwest Utah. As part of the American Southwest, locals take pride in their remembrance of bye-gone days — culture and history of simpler times — and have restored and preserved this life of the past. The video shows two Utah state park […]
Indoors and outdoors, small towns across America love to show off their history. Whether it be old farm equipment, mining tools, cars, planes, trains, and other transportation, or parlor, kitchen, and office furniture, (to name just a few,) buildings and open spaces are set aside for museum-like displays. Last post, I showed the Miracle of […]
The Miracle of America Museum, located just off highway 93 in Polson,Montana, displays a collection of Americana artifacts. You may saysome pieces in the museum are rusting relic-art, (farm equipment, metalart, automobiles, locomotives, etc.,) but each item holds a history andremembrance for someone you know, (perhaps even yourself!) Every room in the museum is chock-full […]
In 1869, the continental United States was joined together by a railroad that spanned the entire country from coast to coast. In the East, the Union Pacific Railroad headed west from Omaha through wild and sparsely-settled prairies. And from the West, the Central Pacific Railroad climbed through mountain passes and ranges to reach its destination. […]
There’s more pictures of Glacier National Park in today’s video set to a little, jazzy, groovin’ number called “Coastin’ Time.”
Hello again, and welcome to summer! I’m going to talk a little about this park today and show you a video of what you might expect at this place. It’s a big place, so give yourself plenty of time to hike, camp, fish, golf, explore, and enjoy. Glacier was established as a national park in […]