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Sicily, Italy. The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea just to the south of the Italian Peninsula, separated by the narrow Strait of Messina. It is home to the tallest active volcano in Europe, one of the most active in the World. There has had human activity recorded as early as 12,000 BC. The flag…

The most populous and third largest by land area state: California. If it was a separate nation, it would have the fifth richest economy in the world. It is a place of unsurpassed natural beauty. California is situated on an amazing plot of land with a unique geographic feature and climate that produces a huge…

Years ago the state of Michigan passed a law that said public schools could not begin until after Labor day.  I always thought it had something to do with tourism.  The folks in Northern Michigan (area code 906) wanted one more chance to have ‘Trolls’ and their money visit before it got real cold. With…

We took a trip of our lifetime 3 years ago to Eastern Europe. We toured all over this marvelous part of the world with our dear sister, Nela. While in her home city of Novi Sad, she took us to the Petrovaradin Fortress located on the Danube River. Walking around the parameter of the fortress…

The Kingdom of Belgium. A country in Western Europe bordered by The Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest and the North Sea to the northwest. It is divided into three autonomous regions: Flanders in the north, Wallonia in the south and Brussels-Capital region. The flag…

The largest state, by area, in the United States: Alaska. The US ‘purchased’ the territory from Russia in 1867 for $7.2 million (2 cents per acre). Of course it had been the home of indigenous people for thousands of years. Proportionally it has the highest indigenous population in the country. Alaska is larger than Texas,…

The State of Florida. That state that looks like a dongle at the bottom of the contiguous United States. The flag has been rated 34 out of 72 by NAVA. I would personally give it a C-. It breaks the rule of a ‘good flag’ by having the state seal and far too many words.…

The Republic of Albania. A country in southeast Europe. It is on the Adriatic and Ionian Sea within the Mediterranean Sea. It shares land borders with Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east, Greece to the south and maritime borders with Greece, Montenegro and Italy to the west. It…

The Kingdom of Lesotho in Southern Africa. It is an enclaved country (an independent country completely surrounded by another country) – South Africa. It was the British Crown Colony Basutoland until it’s independence in 2006. Lesotho roughly translates as “The land of the people who speak Sesotho”. The current flag was officially adopted upon it’s…

The First Nation Peoples of Canada, representing all of the Indigenous people of our neighbor to the north. In 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau proclaimed The summer solstice as National Indigenous Peoples Day. The proclamation was in support of reconciliation with Canadian Host Nation people and in agreement with the United Nations resolution in 2007…