I am pleased to introduce Kathryn Louise Wood as a full-time member of the Remarkable Journeys team. (In June of 2010, Kate became Remarkable Journeys’ long distance content editor, based in Virginia Beach, VA.) She is an award-winning photographer and long-time...
Mystery odor from your trailer bathroom?
Look before you pour...A wasp nest became a perfectly positioned cap for our trailer bathroom vent pipe. After trying gallons of different smell preventers: I tried a practical solution, logical thinking, and a ladder. Carefully I pushed a bent wire down the pipe and...
Lakota Sioux Culture: Sacred Buffalo Symbol of the Divine and the Medicine Wheel
Since being a small boy (Cub Scout,) I have enjoyed Native American legends and stories. Our Cub Pack was once visited by a “real” Indian Chief in full Indian dress. This chief demonstrated dances and words; then told a story of Indian boys struggling to become strong...
The Corn Palace, a town tradition in the spirit of county fairs, not so corny as one might think.
One might imagine that the Corn Palace is “corny”—but in reality its magic gathers the townspeople of Mitchell together in a most unique way. Mitchell, South Dakota is the farm country home of the original Corn Palace. The people of the town are enthusiastic, as well...