-
The Poor Farmer’s Market in the Meadows of Dan
Today I’m taking a break my typical grind of hikes, views, and definite wilderness to talk about a cute little…
-
Mabry Mill on the Blue Ridge Parkway
On the 4th of July, I had a special treat: I went up to the Blue Ridge Parkway with my…
-
Manhattan Project History at the Bradbury Science Museum
If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about the Manhattan Project (when America dropped atomic bombs on Japan), you need…
-
Medicine Bow Museum: Quite the Collection!
Visiting the Medicine Bow Museum in Medicine Bow, WY was a bit of an accident. We hadn’t planned to be…
-
An Evening at the Strong National Museum of Play
Not too far from home is an internationally renowned museum. The kind that gets into the Guinness Book of World…
-
Jockey Hollow: Wick House and Soldiers’ Huts
As I’ve said many times before, history is something that I enjoy. I like going to places where I can…
-
The Genesee Country Village & Museum
Last Saturday was Free Museum Day and guess where I went: Genesee Country Village & Museum! This living history village…
-
Castle Clinton: History in Manhatten
In my last post, I talked about taking the Staten Island Ferry from Staten Island to Manhattan. Once we got…
-
Wheat Harvest at Howell Living History Farm
The Howell Living History farm is unique—there are many museums, villages, and farms that offer “living history” demonstrations. You can…
-
Farm Equipment from the Carrizo Plain
A few weeks ago, I posted about how you could stand on the San Andreas Earthquake Fault Line in Carrizo…
