… For over a century the area of the wide Platte Valley has functioned as the highway to the West… yet the state of Nebraska is so more than merely a pathway to the West… this is a land where the old Wild West continues to mingle with the most modern of civilizations… impressive herds … Read more
As is the case in quite a few other southern and Midwestern states, you can find a lot of evidence of ancient Mound Builder civilization in Indiana. There are several areas such as Angel Mound (in the Evansville region) and Mounds State Park where these people’s impressive legacy is preserved. The last of these cultures, … Read more
Kentucky is the Bluegrass State and famous for its renowned Kentucky Derby, fine horses, its characteristic bourbon, and its typical tobacco. Yet the state should also deserve great fame for all the remarkable personalities that originated from here or that are associated with the state, and for a system of state parks that often is called … Read more