Category — General

The song “America The Beautiful” was written by Katharine Lee Bates and the melody by Samuel Ward. Whenever I hear the song, I think about the national parks that dot America’s Landscape. In the rest of the world, magnificence is measured in the form of pyramids, castles, and grand gardens – [...]

Earlier this week, we published a fall weather outlook here on the site, providing a summary of the Farmers’ Almanac long range forecast for the next couple of months.
Since then, a few readers have rightfully pointed out that, while we provided predictions for most regions of the United States, we neglected to mention the Northwestern region [...]

Little by little, Spring is heading our way. For the northern Midwest and West, there have been some blips along the way with late season snows but today is the Full Pink Moon. It actually arrived at 10:56am. This name was chosen because the grass pink or wild ground phlox are among the earliest widespread flowers [...]

This Saturday, March 7, marks the official start of the 2009 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska. Often called “The Last Great Race on Earth,” the Iditarod pits sled teams against nature to see who can cover over 1,100 miles of rugged terrain in the shortest length of time.
This annual race, which first started [...]

February 14 is upon us once again, and lovers, friends, and suitors will be exchanging candy, flowers, and gifts in the name of St. Valentine. Why do we celebrate this holiday, and who is this patron saint? Legends abound because the history of Valentine’s Day is shrouded in mystery, but here are a few possible [...]

What an experience. Can you imagine being on an iced over lake only to discover that the ice broke off and you are now “floating”  with no way to get off? This was a major story over the weekend when 134 people had to be plucked off an 8 mile sheet of ice on Lake [...]

When I was growing up in the early 1960s, being a millionaire was the ultimate accomplishment in life. Wow – a million dollars and your life was set. Then the “b” word started to creep into discussions.  Senator Everett Dirksen is quotes as saying ” A billion here. a billion there, pretty soon, you’re talking [...]