July 22, 2024
For almost four decades Bill Haast charmed curious tourists who flocked to his South Florida attraction the Miami Serpentarium to watch his snake show. This place reminded you of a bygone era especially in Florida, when entrepreneurs could set up quirky roadside attractions to thrill both kids and wintering vacationers. The Serpentarium’s landmark 35 ft […]
July 19, 2024
Henry Morrison Flagler was an American industrialist that co-founded Standard Oil with John D Rockefeller. Because of his first wife’s ill health, he left Ohio and took her to the untamed wilderness of Florida in the late 1860s. Flagler became convinced of the state’s potential for growth, but was disappointed by its transportation system and […]
July 17, 2024
The Maine Potato Blossom Festival transforms Fort Fairfield into a vibrant hub of agricultural celebration and community spirit each summer. This annual event, held from July 13-21, 2024, honors Aroostook County’s rich potato farming heritage, attracting visitors from near and far for a week of fun-filled activities and events. Celebrating Agriculture and Community Since its […]
July 14, 2024
Each year as the warm Florida Sun bathes the fields in a golden glow, the sunflowers come to life in a burst of yellow and green. Strolling into a sunflower maze is kind of like wandering into the sun itself, a secret club as its throwing a party. As you saunter through the rows and […]
July 12, 2024
If I didn’t feel that the country absolutely needed me, this is where I’d be, home sweet home. Mara Logo is a one of a kind, just as I am a one of a kind, and that’s why this is the perfect residence for The Donald, as I am known to some.
July 12, 2024
This used to be my house. And I’m planning on moving back in November. It’s been too long, the place is falling apart. In fact the whole country is falling apart.
July 11, 2024
Just south of Miami in Homestead, Florida is the infamous Coral Castle, built single-handedly by one man over hundred years ago as a monument to Lost Love. Legend has it that Edward Leedskalnin, a Latvian immigrant was inspired to build the structures after being abandoned by his 16 year old runaway bride on the day […]
July 11, 2024
The AGSS Albacore, the third Navy vessel to bear the name, holds a significant place in naval history as the first Navy-designed vessel with a true underwater hull of a cylindrical shape, which has become the standard for modern submarines worldwide. Designed, built, and maintained by the skilled engineers and craftsmen of the Portsmouth Naval […]
July 11, 2024
Our Lady of Victories is a piece of public art in Portland, Maine, located in the heart of downtown at Monument Square. This historic monument commemorates the 5,000 Portland residents who lost their lives in the Civil War, representing one-sixth of the city’s population at the time. In the late nineteenth century, it became customary […]
July 11, 2024
The Keith Theater opened on January 27, 1908, on Preble Street in Portland, Maine. Its owner, B.F. Keith, also owned theaters in Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Providence, Cleveland, and Columbus. Initially seating 1,600 people, the theater presented vaudeville, stage shows, and occasional movies. By the 1920s, it had switched to showing films exclusively. The theater […]
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