This museum is no different, but it is so excellent in its curation and pieces that it is worth at least one-half of a day. Founded and opened in 1934, it holds collections amassed primarily by William Thompson Walters and his son Henry Walters. William Walters began collecting when he mo...
Of course, I also remember conversations we used to have about whether it was actually safe to eat snow. I don't know where this came from, but I remember some adult telling us that we shouldn't eat snow because it has lead in it and it will poison our brains. I realize that sound...
Prepare for93 milesof mountain laurel and rhododendrons. Lookout Mountain Parkway spans three states from Alabama to Tennessee, and it’s home to the world’s longest yard sale. Every August, people holding yard sales line the parkway with everything from bike parts and overalls to antique chin...
Oh, the precision of making sure your tiny hand had three leaves in it, with the stems evened up at the top so that the stringer (a person back in the day—not a machine) could grab it and sling it over the stick. Since that’s all I’d ever known, I thought that was the way...
I know you're saying, "SUE" it's summer. Believe you me, I love summer but fall and winter will be here before we know it. And if you need a little cooling off, this town could be for you. This state is so strange because even in Ocean County, it could be snowing in Toms Ri...
Will It Be Cold This Winter? Much like the forecasted precipitation, the northern part of the U.S. could be in for a more favorable winter this season. National Weather Service "Wamer-than-average temperatures are favored across the northern tier of the U.S. and much of the Far West,"...
Ozark topped the charts by reaching 120 degrees. Also known as the "1936 North American Heat Wave," it exacerbated the levels of human suffering during the ongoing Great Depression. Little Rock in Arkansas had to endure its hottest summer in 2010 between June and August when the temperature we...
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Location: Evansville, IN From the Photographer: It takes large zoom lens and a shutter speed just fast enough to leave some blur in the wings. The RAW file is processed in Photoshop with a couple of other apps to minimize noise and bring out detail. "Send me here to the heart of the...
TheAround the Bay 30Kis the oldest road race in North America. As the race organizers love to remind everyone at every opportunity, it’s Older Than Boston. See the back of the boldly coloured race shirt: It’s also notoriously tough. 30K might sound a little tame for the seasoned marath...