Four Billion Years in Three Hours
How the Earth and everything on it came to be, from cell to civilization.
Click on the DNA double helix for details….
Late For Dinner
“Call me anything you like, just don’t call me late for dinner.”
Strike the railroad dinner chime for details…
Frugs
Quacking while copulating is a clever survival technique.
Click on the amorous Wood Frogs for details….
The Farm Never Left Me
People who grew up on a farm are a fraternity, we understand one another.
Click on either boy or his pet for details.
Raised on Robbery
This cabinet may or may not have held the key used by a prostitute in a Joni Mitchell song.
Click on the Empire Hotel lobby cabinet for details…
The Most Interesting Person I Never Met
There is no way to stand in a graveyard with a shovel, without feeling conspicuous.
Click on any winter tombstone for details…
The Nun and the Girl Who Went to Prison
This is what a prisoner looked like in the 1920s.
Click on either girl’s reflection, for a reflection.
Galilee
A former resident of this ranch gave us clues to the location of a lost treasure.
Click on his gate for a follow-up…
Walking on Water
There is a treasure hidden somewhere in southern Saskatchewan, and I intend to find it.
Click on the “X” and come along for the hunt. We can share the booty.
Welcome to Arcola!
You can almost hear the sound of the children’s boots on the heavy plank sidewalk.
Click on either Arcola resident for details…
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Taphephobia
Edgar Allan Poe was the “shock jock” of the Victorian Era. Click on the macabre poet for details… Read more
Tin Foil Underwear
I can stand in front of my counter-height microwave oven while melting butter, without damaging the family jewels. Click on the cat for other applications of the Faraday Cage ... Read more