Golaski Labs was founded by an enigmatic inventor named Walter Golaski who was born in 1913. Golaski started out working as a needle mechanic for the Torrington Company in Connecticut. He founded Bearing Products Company in 1945 and acquired patents for a number of unique technologies and modifications to machinery that he concocted. His most […]
Which way would you try to get out of the tunnel in an emergency? Located under the runway of Fort Lauderdale International Airport (FLL), this sign is one of many in the underpass that helps emergency workers and anyone involved in an accident or mishap how far they have to go in order to get […]
Just off of Route 1 in Robbinston, Maine, sits a brightly painted building called the Grace Episcopal Church. Now a museum, this church was built in 1882 by Dr. Peter Henry Steenstra, a minister from Massachusetts, who lived in Robbinston during the summer. By 1993, services ended and in 2000 the Robbinston Historical Society purchased […]
“Listen to the things you already know”. Neil J. McGettigan We at R1V were excited to spend some time speaking with Neil McGettigan about his debut album, Things You Already Know, released in December 2021. The retro-sounding 11 song album will grab you with the first melody and keep you with the […]
This significant monument in Riverside Park near New Smyrna Beach pays homage to brave veterans who served our country throughout history. Surrounding the main structure are individual plaques laid on the ground dedicated to the different divisions, branches, and companies that helped secure our freedom. The plaques featured on the sides of the main monument […]
Thomas Edison took 2,774 attempts to arrive at the bamboo filament that made Edison’s light bulbs a commercial success. Failures are not good, but as Edison showed, learning from these failures is the path to success! The Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park, also known as the Menlo Park Museum / Edison Memorial Tower, is […]
Located on the beautiful Kendall Farm in Perry, Maine, come join us for the first annual rhubarb festival! Rhubarb is one of the first spring edibles and it seems to always be considered just a pie fruit. Often people don’t realize how versatile it is in the kitchen.Celebrate this easy-to-grow plant and have fun learning […]
Sea View Hospital was opened in 1913 to treat cases from New York City, where tuberculosis was claiming more lives than any other disease. The New York Times heralded Sea View as “the largest and finest hospital ever built for the care and treatment of those who suffer from tuberculosis in any form. It is […]
Downeast Maine may be the quintessential ideal that many have about what Maine is like, but it is usually overlooked by travel sites, politicians, and developers alike. Washington County or northeast Maine is sparsely populated and the tax base is so small that much of the funding at the state level is given to the […]
Some interesting facts about this historic and gorgeous small town. Put it on your list to spend some serious time here.
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