The MLK, Jr. Civil Rights Museum

In downtown Memphis you’ll find part of a restored motel.  It’s a place that would probably have been long forgotten if not for the tragedy that took place here.  Today it is a pilgrimage site and museum that honors the work of a man who we honor each January with a holiday

On His Way to Address the Crowds

It was April of 1968 and the garbage in Memphis was beginning to pile up and stink.  A strike was having an impact on the city and one important leader was on his way to address the crowds

The Norman Rockwell Museum

Many of us have seen many paintings by the artist Norman Rockwell.  In fact, his work is still reproduced in countless calendars and hangs on many office walls throughout America.  This is the place that houses much of that work...

Iconic Covers for the Saturday Evening Post

If you are of a certain age, you may have heard of the Saturday Evening Post.  If you know that publication, there is one man you probably know tied to many of its iconic covers...

A Mind Not on the Big City

Based on where this man grew up, you might think his mind would only be on matters in the big city.  That turned out not to be the case though.  He wound up sharing stories mostly from rural and small town America that still resonate today...

How Snowboarding Became Popular

Today skiers and snowboarders often occupy many snowy slopes simultaneously.  But that was once not the case as upstart snowboarders were banned from many locations.  So how did snowboarding become so popular?  It may be due to one well known, yet fictious character

The 10th Mountain Division's Project

When these soldiers returned home from World War II, their experiences in Europe greatly influenced what many did when they settled back in America.  What was their occupation of choice? 

The Battle of Riva Ridge

It is known as the Battle of Riva Ridge, a decisive moment in World War II, and a military exercise involving troops who had been training in Colorado for over two years.  The story of their daring work is quite remarkable

The Beginning of the National Ski Patrol

In the years just ahead of World War II, one man had an accident on a wintery mountain.  That mishap was one of the key events that not only impacted skiing today, but an important chapter in the global conflict to come...

The Columbus Chapel

In central Pennsylvania you’ll find a farmstead with quite a story. Some of the artifacts have a tie to a man who sailed the ocean blue in fourteen hundred and ninety-two. So how did they wind up here?