Alexandra Picavet, National Park Public Affairs Officer, shares cool tales about Alcatraz, past, present and Future. Photo Credit: Molly Blaisdell Even though Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary has been closed since 1963, the myth, legend, and lore of the infamous Rock that … Continued
Cherries and apples have been an integral part of Wisconsin’s Door County Peninsula for close to 150 years. At one time Door County was the country’s largest producer of cherries with an annual harvest of more than 50 million pounds, and … Continued
The USS Potomac served as the President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “Floating White House” from 1936 until his death in 1945. How the USS Potomac came to reside in Oakland, California is a fascinating journey. Following a ten year stint as … Continued
The National Parks Conservation Association was established back in 1919 just three years after the formation of the National Park Service to protect and enhance our national parks. Come along and join Megan Cantrell, Social Media Manager at NPCA’s headquarters in Washington D.C. … Continued
When I travel, I often learn more about the pulse beat of a place–an unfiltered, from the heart perspective–from the cabbies than I do from the local tourism officials. I’m in Washington D.C. now, and a bonus of visiting with cabbies … Continued
Join correspondent, Tom Wilmer in Washington D.C. for a visit with Becky Haberacker, spokesperson at The Smithsonian Institution. Becky shares her insights in to The Smithsonian experience that includes 19 museums and galleries, and the National Zoo. In addition to … Continued
Gertrude Stein grew up in Oakland California, but moved to Baltimore as a 17 year old. Following a return visit 45 years later, in 1935, she wrote about Oakland in her autobiography that included the oft quoted and frequently misinterpreted phrase, … Continued
Come along and join Correspondent, Tom Wilmer and John Jarosh for an exploration of cool things to do and see in Door County, Wisconsin. We’ll visit with Andy Coulson, owner of the historic White Gull Inn in Fish Creek. The inn … Continued
Door County is the nation’s fourth largest producer of cherries. While visiting the Orchard Country Winery and Market in Fish Creek, Wisconsin there were numerous families weaving through the orchards, having a festive time hand-picking cherries. We took a walk … Continued
When Naomi Neilson Howard was a student at Cal Poly State University in the 1990s, she would make family forays to Central America. It was in the midst of one of her sojourns to Mexico when she had a transformative … Continued