Skiing began thousands of years ago, first as a method of travel for people living in snowy areas. Early evidence suggests that skiing first appeared in parts of Russia and Scandinavia, where heavy snow made other forms of transport incredibly difficult. People there would find wooden planks and use them as early skis. Archeologists found Read more…
Myla’s Maryland American editors Sean Wilsey and Matt Weiland had a mission: uncover America and all its richness, one state at a time. The project grew from a hunch and a conviction. The hunch was that for one to truly understand America, they must learn it state by state, and to acquire an accurate understanding Read more…
How Nancy became the Drew Prologue “Look Molly, I drew a picture of you – doesn’t it look just like you? Brown eyes, she has brown straight hair and wears a yellow plaid dress and has a blue bow.” Molly was my best friend for it was always a joy to look into her felt Read more…
Rather than saying Larry’s essay is a pure reflection on the Idaho chapter of State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America, saying that it is a guide that leads readers to understand the history that is behind this chapter would be more reasonable and accurate. The series, WPA State Guides is the starting point of this history: Read more…
Midwinter The snowy backyard, with a grey stone patio, on top of it a puddle of blurry ice. With a great orangish yellow sunset beginning, the tree, all leafless and dead, stands there still with tiny bits of snow on its branches. Grey stairs, chipped and chiseled throughout many years, have a tiny finish of Read more…
