Gold Mining Lore Framed in Snow-Capped Mountains
Marilyn Jones heads up into the mountains from Skagway, Alaska, following the trail of the 1898 Gold Rush
Marilyn Jones heads up into the mountains from Skagway, Alaska, following the trail of the 1898 Gold Rush
A thousand-mile canal that took two thousand years to build celebrates its anniversary as a World Heritage
Newton, a tiny village in Northamptonshire, seems the essence of peace, but in 1607 it was the center of a peasant rebellion
Amsterdam is planning a year-long celebration, and is looking to add more events and more sponsors
On a shore excursion in Skagway, Alaska, Marilyn Jones encounters memories of the seamier side of Gold Rush life
Paul Heymont visits a rail viaduct, the longest built to cross a valley and a splendid example of 19th-century British railroad building
Now a tiny village in Northamptonshire, Geddington was once home to a royal residence and important events
Take a trip with George G down memory lane... but be prepared to show your papers at the pre-Schengen borders!
Excavation at George Washington's home has turned up surprising containers of preserved fruit
An island bastion built to protect eastern Finland from 15th-century Russia is getting ready for its 550th.
Estonia's KuMu Museum traces the country's art and history over the past two centuries
Two living history museums are working together to preserve a historic ship replica
Sarah Pitts is pleased to find a historic building being given new life as a coffee shop
The D-Day commemoration included a mass parachute jump and a bureaucratic exercise
George G shares a memorable visit to the Appomattox Courthouse National Historic Site, where Lee's surrender ended the bloody American Civil War in 1865.