Best of 2024 - Hawaii Champion Cowboy

The accomplishment was so spectacular it is still remembered over a century later.  A cowboy journeyed thousands of miles to Cheyenne, Wyoming for a chance to become the world’s champion steer roper, and he would do it all with a borrowed horse after riding a ship and train for days…It's the Best o…

Best of 2024 - A KISS Homecoming

There perhaps has never been a homecoming dance like the 1975 Cadillac, Michigan version.  The students and the entire town were surprised when that year they didn’t just play music, they had a live performance by a very memorable group…It's the Best of 2024 with the American Countryside!

Best of 2024 - Lancaster Circus

Lancaster, Missouri is not a big town, but in the 1920s, the circuses came to town.  And yes, I did use the plural form of the word, because boy did the circus really come to town, for many days each year…It's the Best of 2024 with the American Countryside!

Best of 2024 - Little America

This place isn’t really a town, yet it has its own zip code.  Sometimes it’s a bit of a game to see exactly how much or how little you can write on an envelope and still get a letter to arrive here.  Chances are, if you simply write the zip code, it will arrive at this place…It's the Best of 2024 w…

Best of 2024 - Ismay, Montana

You’ll need to drive on six miles of gravel roads from the highway to get to the tiny town of Ismay, Montana.  There would really be no need for any visitors to make the trip, but there’s still a few that do and it’s usually because of a story involving a Hall of Fame quarterback who, probably has …

Bevin Bells

Once upon a time, a farm needed bells.  Bells were used in conjunction with livestock and other pursuits.  Times have changed but this company remains – and they’ll still make bells for farms and much more...

Bells In Our Lives

Bells sometimes signal the beginning of a school day or a work day.  At this company, the ringing of the bell is all day, every day.  They’ve been doing this work for about 200 years...

One Classic Bell for One Classic Movie

Bells are often associated with the Christmas holiday.  There is one bell in one classic Christmas movie that remains a fixture in many folks’ minds, and a top seller for the company that made the original...

An Ancient Site with Plenty of Mystery

The Stone family has long enjoyed this spot on a wooded hill in southern New Hampshire.  In fact, they purchased the property a few generations ago and help folks explore an ancient site that still holds plenty of mysteries...

America's Stonehenge

Many of us have heard, or perhaps even visited, Stonehenge, the ancient site of giant stones in England.  Did you know that in southern New Hampshire you’ll find what is known as America’s Stonehenge?