Captains Mike and Chris with WildNative Tours led a delightful water tour from the Mobile River to Mobile Bay to the Tensaw Delta giving fun and informative talks about the ports, the wildlife, the ecosystem, crab and shrimp fishing, and fun facts like in the video where Captain Chris explains how mobile homes got their…
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Firing of the Cannon
Firing the cannon at Fort Gaines Historic Site on Dauphin Island, Alabama.https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fwanderlust.usa.by.rail%2Fvideos%2F2230712197164536%2F&show_text=0&width=560
A Lesson in Blacksmithing: How to make a nail
Watch as the blacksmith at Fort Gaines, Dauphin Island, Alabama, creates as a nail in less than three minutes. https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fwanderlust.usa.by.rail%2Fvideos%2F482695095566136%2F&show_text=0&width=560
The best places to go apple picking in the US
THE SEASONAL CHANGE from summer to fall is a sensory event for many of us. After the heaviness of the summer heat, there’s a briskness in the air, a depth of colors, a crunch underfoot — and the anticipation of tasting the autumnal harvest: apples. Read Jill’s entire article on Matador Network.
2018 Travel Schedule
Fredericksburg, TX | April 2-6 Experience the bluebonnets, Indian paintbrushes, and red poppies with a spring visit to the Texas Hill Country in Fredericksburg! This authentic Texas-German community, just an hour’s drive northwest of San Antonio, is renowned for its upscale boutiques and art galleries, burgeoning wine industry, upscale lodging, lush wildflower landscape, world-class museums,…
A New Year and the Sacredness of Change
A new year begins again. And, as with each cycle of the seasons, it offers a chance for renewal and rebirth. The Winter Solstice, bringing with it the lengthening of days, is often considered the birth of the year. In the midst of the cold and darkness and stillness of winter, the new year breaks…
If a Picture is Worth a Thousand Words, then a Mental Snapshot is Priceless
While I have never traveled to what is traditionally considered a sacred site, I have experienced sacred moments during my travels.
95 Years Later – Kansas City Whiskey is Back
Prior to the onset of federal Prohibition in 1920, J. Rieger & Co. was the largest mail-order Whiskey house in the United States. Now the company is back in Kansas City offering Kansas City Whiskey, Midwestern Premium Vodka, Midwestern Dry Gin, Left For Dead, and Caffè Amaro, in addition to distilling Rye and Bourbon Whiskey…
Jill Dutton | Travel Journalist 