A blog of my North American Expedition.
Located in South Carolina near the state capital of Columbia, Congaree National Park preserves the largest remaining tract of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in the United States. A bottomland hardwood forest is a deciduous...
The flagship building of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. opened on July 1, 1976. It houses some of the most iconic aircraft in history like...
Québec City Built on a strategic cliff overlooking the St. Lawrence River, Québec City is one of the oldest European settlements in North America. Jacques Cartier first explored the area in 1535, visiting the...
Colonized by the French in 1603, Prince Edward Island (or Île Saint-Jean as known to the French) was handed over to Britain under the Treaty of Paris in 1763 which ended the French and...
Annapolis Royal Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, is the oldest permanent European settlement in North America north of Florida. Originally founded as Port-Royal by the French in 1605, the strategic town was the capital of...
The eastern-most point in Canada and North America is Cape Spear on the island of Newfoundland. Officially, it is known as the province of Newfoundland and Labrador which joined the Canadian Federation in 1949....
Located in Mahone Bay in Nova Scotia, the 140-acre Oak Island has been the site of a world-famous, 200-year-old treasure hunt centered around the infamous “Money Pit”. The legend began in 1795 when a...
Saint John Established on May 18, 1785, Saint John, New Brunswick is Canada’s oldest incorporated city. Long before the arrival of Europeans, the area was the traditional land for numerous nations like the Wolastoqiyik,...
Acadia National Park in Maine protects the natural beauty of the highest rocky headlands along the United States Atlantic coastline. It is considered by many to be the “Crown Jewel” of the North Atlantic...
Grant Cottage – Mount McGregor, New York Following his presidency, Ulysses S. Grant embarked on a two-year world tour with his wife, Julia. He returned to New York City in September 1879 and entered...
This year marks the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 and it will be the fifth time that Jack and I have attended the race. Traditionally, the field for the race is set during...
Branson & Table Rock State Park In 1882, Reuben S. Branson came to the southern Ozarks where he opened a general store and post office, giving the community its name of Branson. One of...
The indigenous people called it Balbancha (“land of many tongues”) and they inhabited the rich delta lands between the Mississippi River (“Father of Waters”) and Okwa-Ta (present day Lake Pontchartrain) for the same reasons...
During the summer of 1926, the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads created the first federal highway system, which included designating a network of existing roads connecting Chicago, Illinois and Santa Monica, California as U.S....
San Antonio San Antonio is one of Texas’s oldest cities. Long before the arrival of Europeans, the area was inhabited by the Payaya people. The city of San Antonio was founded in 1718 by...
In Big Bend National Park, roads end at the Rio Grande, the boundary between the United States and Mexico. Big Bend refers to the great U-turn the Rio Grande makes here through southwest Texas,...
