Tag: history
John Muir: Innovator and Outdoorsman
A man of legend, John Muir has a reputation for his relentless love for nature and his strong desire for the conservation of the environment.…
Alexander Graham Bell’s predictions about the impact of climate change
Most of us today will associate the name Alexander Graham Bell with the invention of the telephone in 1876. However, Bell was much more than…
Toughest Mountain Women in history
The classic term “mountain man” has been thrown around for the past two centuries to define a man who was able to live and survive…
Ancient people planted many of the trees in the Amazon jungle.
Before any European people ever arrived in the Americas, the continents were populated by various indigenous peoples. In the case of the people who inhabited the…
Top survival skills from the Native Americans
Before the Europeans landed on and colonized North America, the Native Americans thrived there for hundreds of years. The reason why is simple: the Native…
Bark Bread – When you’ve got to survive
We may be living a lifestyle where we hardly miss a meal and even if we sometime do we instantly feel fatigued and dizzy; well…
Indiana Dunes – a perfect lake vacation for this summer
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, a part of National Park System, is a 25 miles beach stretch on the southern shore of Lake Michigan. The park…
Perfectly preserved 100 year old wagon discovered in Detroit lake
Under Detroit Lake, which had record low water levels in October 2015 – the abandoned town of Old Detroit has reemerged. Marion County Sheriff’s Deputy Dave…
Primitive tools that we still use today
Primitive is a word that describes something of age or out of date. When someone says, “it’s very primitive,” they usually mean that it is…
The best historic sites to visit in Texas
Texas is a state that offers an abundance of historically significant locations that still reflect the rhythm of the past. Visitors can taste what life…