How The Two Large Military Surrenders at Appomattox and Bennet Place Turned Into Victories — for Both Sides A historically accurate representation of Lee and Grant at Appomattox at the national park site. After four years of bloody fighting and nearly 700,000 deaths, America’s great Civil War came to a sudden and unexpected end in […]
That Will Make You Want to Visit The backstreets of the historic district Everyone knows Charleston, SC, is one of America’s most historic cities, but there’s a lot more than history occupying the town’s 1,600 pre-Revolutionary War buildings, including new breweries, distilleries and clubs. Charleston has become a Williamsburg with bars. And James Beard award-winning […]
A 120-Mile Journey Tracing the Civil War’s Greatest Adventure Monument to the General in Chattanooga National Cemetary I started where it ended, in the rolling hills of the Chattanooga National Cemetery in Tennessee. There, under a great bronze statue of the steam locomotive The General, is a monument to one of the Civil War’s most […]
Fraunces Tavern is the oldest establishment in New York serving food and drink and a favorite of George Washington George Washington was not really a New Yorker. He was born, raised and died in Virginia. He spent much of his public life, as both a president and a general, in his favorite city of Philadelphia. […]
There are no hard and fast rules about boudin. People don’t even agree on how to pronounce it. Some people say this tasty, sausage-like, south Louisiana finger food should be called “boo-dan.” Others add a little French flourish on the end and say “boo-dehh.” Boudin on a plate. Lake Charles CVB Either way, it’s usually […]
Castillo de San Marcos — oldest fortress in the U.S. In 2015, St. Augustine, Florida, did something that no other town in North America has ever done. They celebrated their 450th birthday. But surviving as America’s oldest city hasn’t been easy. St. Augustine has been sacked and burned to the ground. Three times! It has […]
Walking and Drinking Beer, On The Bloody Battlegrounds for the Niagara Frontier Battle of Fort George (courtsey of Friends of Fort George) At just 36 miles in length, the Niagara is one of the shortest rivers in the world. And one of the most violent. Almost a million gallons of water cascade down the river […]
Paul Revere statue and Old North Church Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere. On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five; Hardly a man is now aliveWho remembers that famous day and year. When poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote those lines in 1862, he was correct — hardly […]
Soldier & Sailor Monument A lot of people were surprised when “Indiana-no-place,” was selected to host 2012 Super Bowl XLVI. They were even more surprised when Indy hit it out of the ballpark, staging one of the best Super Bowls and greatest parties the world has known. More than a million people celebrated on the […]
The Governor’s Palace — in early morning you’ll see baby and horse carraiges. One of the greatest walks in America is an early morning stroll down the Duke of Gloucester Street in Williamsburg, Virginia. By noon, DOG Street (as the locals call it) will be swarming with tourists and shoppers, but if you come early […]
