Did You Know? The original Everglades had a sheet of slow-moving water covering 11,000 square miles (7 million acres). Forty-four kinds of orchids have been identified in Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, more than in any other U.S. spot. The Everglades ecosystem provides a home to more than 350 documented
Did You Know? A new winery opens in Washington almost every 15 days. Washington averages 16 hours of daily sunlight in summer, one hour more than in California’s top wine region. Yakima Valley grows more than 75% of America’s hops. Uniquely, Washington’s vineyards are up to 200 miles away from
Did You Know? Lake Superior is the world’s largest lake based on surface area (31,800 square miles). Singer/songwriter Bob Dylan was born in Duluth. Lake Superior’s water could cover all of North America in three feet of H2O. In 1907, Duluth moved more tonnage through its harbor than New York
Did You Know? Door County has more miles of shoreline (300) than any other county in the U.S. Door County is named for Death’s Door, the dodgy waterway at the tip of the peninsula where the county is located. A daffodil was christened the Door County USA at Keukenhof garden
Did You Know? Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge provides nesting for 80% of North America’s seabirds (40 million). Wrangell-St. Elias National Park is America’s largest national park (13.2 million acres). Glacier Bay National Park has the world’s highest concentration of tidewater glaciers. Denali was America’s first national park established to
Did You Know? For Americans, shopping malls are the third most frequented location, after home and work. Southern Delaware counts more than 500 antiques dealers. DuPont built the world’s first nylon production plant in Seaford, Del. (1939). Three-quarters of Americans visit a mall at least once a month. American shoppers
Did You Know? Death Valley recorded Earth’s highest reliably recorded air temperature (134 F) on July 10, 1913. When in full operation, the Harmony Borax Works produced three tons of borax daily (1880s). Wagons pulled by 20-mule teams weighed 7,800 pounds empty, 36.5 tons loaded with borax. The saltpan on
Did You Know? Forests cover 56% of Connecticut, and roughly three-quarters of the forests are privately owned. Connecticut’s forest-based recreation economy generates roughly $1.2 billion annually. Oak/hickory trees make up more than 72% of the state’s forest cover. B.F. Clyde’s in Old Mystic is America’s oldest and last steam-powered cider
Did You Know? There are more than 17,000 mining claims in southern Gilpin County, location of Central City. Dearfield was an all-black town launched by more than 700 settlers in the early 1900s. In 1899, with food low after heavy snows, miners deserted Independence on wooden skis made from their
Did You Know? Seven Maine-based windjammers have been designated National Historic Landmarks. Maine Windjammer Cruises was the first to offer sailing vacations in America (1936). Maine has 65 lighthouses on 5,500 miles of coastline. The Victory Chimes is the largest passenger sailing vessel under the U.S. flag, 132 feet long
