Halloween is on October 31, but did you know that for decades, that wasn't true in Des Moines? Discover a unique piece of local Halloween history.
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Want to explore European history and culture without boarding a flight? Check out Michigan's best European-inspired sights and attractions. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, wealthy young people from Britain and the United States…
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Apple stack cake is an Appalachian favorite. Learn about the history of—and renewed interest in—this dessert. In the novel "Sunrise On the Reaping" by Suzanne Collins, a prequel to her hit "Hunger Games" series, the protagonist, teenage…
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The autumn equinox is coming up, and Michigan is full of ways to enjoy it. Check out these autumnal activities across the Mitten. It's almost that time of year again. The breezes off the Great Lakes are picking up, and the leaves are…
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At the turn of the twentieth century, academics traveled the Appalachians to save ancient music before it was lost. Learn how the legacy of the "songcatchers" lives on. If you were to visit Charlottesville today, it wouldn't surprise you…
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You've studied Michigan history, but why not live it? Check out one historian's guide to the best ways to bring history to life in Metro Detroit.
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Ready to go hog wild for Iowa's favorite sandwich? Read up on the present, past, and future of pork tenderloin sandwiches in the Hawkeye State. There are sandwiches, and then there's an Iowa pork tenderloin sandwich. While most sandwiches…
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Choosing between a summer trip to Busch Gardens or Kings Dominion? Read a personal take on the two biggest theme parks in Virginia. Growing up in Montgomery County, Maryland, in a house less than five miles from the Virginia line, summer…
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June marked the 72nd anniversary of the deadliest tornado in Michigan's history. Learn about the Flint-Beecher tornado, its impact, and its lasting legacy. It was an ordinary early summer evening in Genesee County, June 8, 1953, before the…
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If you want to learn more about Civil War history in North Carolina, check out these eight sites across the state. One of the most famous and bloody conflicts in American history was the Civil War, which lasted four years, from the…
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