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The western state of Colorado. Host Nation people have lived here for 13,000 years. It was named by Spanish ‘explorers’ Colorado after the Rio Colorado River (The red River). It became a state of August 1, 1876. The flag is a bicolor horizontal triband composed of blue (the blue skies), white (the snow capped mountains)…

The flag of the County of Norfolk in England. It is the top tier of government of Norfolk County, of which Norwich is the main city. The flag is a bi-color, gold and black field with a white ‘bend’ bearing 9 black ermine spots in alternating pairs of singles and doubles. (Yes Ermine – the…

The capital of West Flanders: Bruges. It is the largest province of West Flanders in the Flemish region of Belgium. The city center is a UNESCO world heritage site. It is known as the ‘Venice of the North’ because it is a city of canals. The flag was officially adopted on October 26, 1982. It…

Today, October 1, is the ‘birthday’ of Yosemite National Park. The United States Congress established Yosemite as one of the first National Parks in 1890. At the moment there are restrictions to visiting the park, once those are eased, you must take Yosemite out of your bucket list and see it for yourself. The word…

Gonna walk and talk; Gonna sing and shout; Gonna tell the world what it’s all about: on September 26, 2020, this cute couple will be married for 50 years.

I hope you have or have had a co-worker that you not only respected but thought, ‘I sure hope I can be like her/him.’ For me it was ‘Friar Guyer.’ I finally had the opportunity to work alongside him back in 1985. It was an honor to watch him relate to people and be a…

The 29th state admitted into the Union (1846), Iowa. It’s history always involved the fact that it has the richest soil in the world. Prior to the French Europeans coming to claim the land, Host Nation people lived here for 13,000 years. It drives it’s name from the Ioway Tribe . It was considered to…

Don’t just talk about it – do it. Make sure you are registered and ready to VOTE.

American Samoa. The unincorporated territory in the South Pacific Ocean. There are five main islands and it is the southernmost US territory. Almost the entire population is bilingual speaking English and Samoan. The history of American Samoa includes that unfortunate word: ‘Colonization’. Basically in 1900 the US began to understand the strategic advantage of having…

I do wonder what it is about Mackinac Island that draws Michiganders back over and over? It takes a boat ride to get there. There are no automobiles on the island. There are horses pulling people and supplies and defecting in the streets. The only way to get around the island is to hike or…