What is Haida Gwaii Haida Gwaii is a remote island in Canada. Most Canadians would be hard-pressed to find it on a map, and many have never heard of it. Where is Haida Gwaii Haida Gwaii is an island in Read more…
Haida Gwaii – Islands in the Mist
Category: History
LITTLE BIGHORN BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL MONUMENT
Walk on the Custer Battlefield I am sure everyone knows what happened at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. However, walking on the battlefield changes the impression in your mind from history to reality. The battle occurred on the 25th Read more…
RHYOLITE NEVADA GHOST TOWN
Be the only tourist in a town where the last resident left in the 1920s. Updated 30 Jan 2023. What is Rhyolite? The word can mean two things. The first one is a rock. It comes from a volcano. But not Read more…
REAL-LIFE PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
Pirates of the Caribbean did exist, and not only in a movie. Updated July 2022 Real-life Pirates of the Caribbean Everyone is familiar with the movie called “Pirates of the Caribbean”, but did you know that there were real-life pirates Read more…
FORT APACHE ARIZONA – THE APACHE WARS
updated Apr 2023 Fort Apache was a military base in Arizona that was one of the main bases of attack used during the Apache Wars from 1849 to 1896. (Minor hostilities continued into the 1900s). The United States Army conducted Read more…
LORD STRATHCONA’S HORSE MUSICAL RIDE
Lord Strathcona’s Horse Musical Ride An old Canadian Cavalry unit rides again Updated June 2022. Lord Strathcona’s Horse is a Canadian Army cavalry unit based in Edmonton, Alberta. The regiment was raised in 1900 to fight in the Boar War Read more…
FORT WALSH, SASKATCHEWAN
The North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) Visit an 1870s Mounted Police Fort Updated June 2022 In the 1800s, the western half of North America was unsettled and dangerous. It was not without justification that it was known as the “Wild West”. Read more…