The Triumph at the Berlin Olympics With the Olympics happening soon in China this winter along with its controversies (political, etc.) and Black History Month quickly approaching, I really wanted to share about an American Olympian during the Olympic games in Nazi Germany (1936). There have been many truly memorable moments in black history where […]

On March 1st, 1872 – just six months after the Hayden Expedition – President Ulhysses S. Grant signed the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act into law; it was then that the world’s first national park was born. (Some would argue that Hot Springs in Arkansas was the first national park. Technicallyit was set aside in […]

Seeing that we are still in the midst of a pandemic, I plan to stay close to home for some of my exploring and staycation trips – which for me is Michigan. I plan to jump all over the place and “visit” a lot of states and areas via photos and research of places I […]

Kindness is contagious. Spread the kindness. In this day and age, I have noticed that the current pandemic has brought out the evil in some people and the greatness / kindness in others. Despite the “evil” side of people manifesting itself, I still firmly believe Americans in general are a kind people. We are an […]

Back on February 5, 1884, Lansing’s newspaper the “Lansing Republican” reprinted a story from the “Grand Traverse Herald” explained the failure of an experiment to provide year-round boat service across the Straits and that if an east-west route were to ever be established through Michigan a tunnel or bridge would be required. Though its feasibility […]

The Buckley Old Engine Show, held annually since 1967 in Buckley, Michigan, is put on by The Northwest Michigan Engine & Thresher Club. (This year’s show (2020) has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.) It started when a few men decided to stop just talking about their antique equipment and old engines and actually […]

When I was in the 8th grade, in middle school, there was an open house at the high school I would be attending that next year. We could go around and talk with all of the teachers. I remember stopping by where the foreign language teachers were. Four foreign languages were being offered at my […]

1765-1783 is when the American Revolution occurred – where their was a colonial revolt. The American Patriots eventually wound up defeating the British in the American Revolutionary war (1775-1783) with the assistance of France. July 2, 1776 – the Continental Congress voted to declare independence for the thirteen American colonies from Britain. July 4, 1776 […]

As I have indicated in my initial blog post about culture, the U.S. does have it’s share of fine arts, including music. When it comes to American music, what/who do you think of? Do you think of people like Aaron Copland? George Gershwin? Samuel Barber? Leonard Bernstein? (These are composers from the classical music genre). […]

The last Friday in June is when the annual Engineers’ Day in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan and Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario is typically held. Today, June 26th, is when it would have been held this year. Unfortunately, it has been cancelled this summer due to the current COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic that we are currently dealing […]