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We Found A Surprising Gem in St. Paul, Virginia

St. Paul is one of the best kept secrets in southwest Virginia. To say it's a small town would be an understatement. In a...

Americans Visiting London For The First Time – Things To Know

Visiting London is a bucket list experience for many Americans and making plans for any overseas trip can seem overwhelming. Just thinking about getting...

How To Visit Utah’s National Parks In Winter (2025)

First of all, this is an extensive (yet simple!) guide to visiting Utah's National Parks in Winter. Winter is the best time of the...

Hanging Out With A Country Music Legend

Jerry Bradley sits a foot away from me, in an old waiting room chair from the RCA Records building on Music Row in Nashville. ...

Otis Redding Still Thrives In Macon, GA

This year will mark 50 years since the tragic plane crash that killed legendary musician Otis Redding.  Mr. Redding was just 26 years old...

On The Road With WICKED

Big trucks, gobs of wire and more crates than you can count.  It's organized chaos at the Fox Theater in Saint Louis as the...

Two Great Families One Small Town.

Cambridge, Ohio is no different than any other small town around the country.  And in every small town - people know people. During my recent...

The Best Little Zoo You’ve Never Heard Of

There's not a person in Gulf Shores, Alabama that doesn't know the name Patti Hall.   And, it didn't take but a few minutes to...

My Adventures On The Gorge

As a child I had absolutely zero interest in going to camp.  I'd hear about classmates heading off to remote places for weeks at...

Historic Documents On Display in Saint Louis

Saint Louis media enthusiast Frank Absher is outside polishing the doorknobs of what was once the Third Christian Scientist Church at 3504 Russell Blvd...

In Awe Of Veterans In Canton, Ohio

Tucked away in the back of an industrial complex in northern Canton, Ohio is the MAPS Air Museum.  It's a mixture of retired, rebuilt...

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