Did You Know? Cave-in-Rock State Park is named for a cave that sheltered outlaws until the 1830s. Edward Everett Hale used Illinois’ Fort Massac as a setting for his classic, “The Man Without a Country.” The Native American city of Cahokia was larger than London in the year 1250. Bison
Did You Know? Hells Canyon is North America's deepest river gorge, 8,913 feet at its deepest. Idaho has more river miles (3,100) than any other U.S. state. Idaho is the nation’s largest producer of trout. Soda Springs Geyser, released during drilling in 1937, is the world’s largest manmade geyser (70+
Did You Know? Hot Springs Reservation (later national park) was America’s first federally protected land (1832). Approximately 15% of Eureka Springs’ residents are working artists. Blue Spring at Eureka Springs generates 38 million gallons of cold water daily. The waters at Hot Springs are rainwater, from rainfalls of about 4,400
Did You Know? The Walkway Over the Hudson (Highland to Poughkeepsie) is the world’s longest pedestrian bridge (1.28 miles). West Point is America’s oldest continuously occupied military post (1779). New Paltz’s Huguenot Street is considered America’s oldest street with its original houses (built 1705-1894). Philadelphia Cream Cheese originated in Chester
Did You Know? Hawaii’s macadamia nuts, mostly produced on the Big Island, originated in Australia. Kilauea’s eruptions since 1983 have added around 500 new acres to the Big Island. Hawaii’s state fish is the humuhumunukunukuapuaa. Kilauea emits enough lava daily to resurface a 20-mile, two-lane road. Mauna Loa is the
Did You Know ... ? America's first alpine ski tow was built on a Woodstock, Vt., farm (1934). In 1940, it cost 60 cents to ride the new chairlift at Stowe’s Mount Mansfield. Vermont boasts 885 miles of cross-country ski trails. The Baron and Baroness von Trapp, of “Sound of
Did You Know ... ? The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is America’s most visited park. The park is home to about 100 native tree species, more than all of northern Europe. In the highest areas, the Smokies average 85 inches of rain yearly, qualifying them as temperate rain forests.
Did You Know? Sixty percent of all U.S. grain exports are shipped on the Mississippi River. Actress and singer Judy Garland (“The Wizard of Oz”) was born in Grand Rapids, Minn. Waterskiing was invented at Lake Pepin in 1922 by a teenager who was sometimes towed by an airplane. Charles
Did You Know? The Grand Canyon has an average depth of 4,000 feet for its entire 277 miles. Traversing the climate zones in the canyon is like driving from Mexico to Canada. Much of the Grand Canyon Village Historic District was built by the Santa Fe Railroad. The canyon is
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