Just a 30-minute drive south of London, Ontario, on the southern shore of Lake Erie, is a major gateway to Canada for immigrants; settlers who came to southwestern Ontario between 1825 and 1875: Port Stanley. In 1804, his friend Colonel Thomas Talbot granted John Bostwick 100 acres of land at the mouth of Kettle Creek….
“Frozen Key Lime Pie Recipe?” Fern Butters asked. “Girl, I’ll take that secret with me to the grave.” Fern Butters frozen key lime pie was a legend. Every time President Harry S. Truman passed through Islamorada on Upper Matecumbe Key on his way to the “Little White House” in Key West, he would stop. More…
As a newbie to kiteboarding or kitesurfing, I know there are many like me who think it’s a really cool extreme sport. Most of the people I know who are already into extreme sports are nervous to try kitesurfing because they all remember the YouTube video of the guy crashing into a building. Scary stuff,…
Part of the mackerel family, tuna was virtually unknown to most Americans before the 20th century. There was no canned fish of any kind and tuna was considered undesirable (except for cats). In 1910, Americans ate only about seven pounds of fish a year, compared to 60 pounds of beef, 60 pounds of pork, and…
During the 9 years that I have taught guitar, I have seen many people who struggle to learn, master and apply the scales on the fretboard in a fluid and efficient way. The biggest problem is the way people learn guitar scales. There are easy ways to do it, but rarely do I see the…
Pizza Hut, the world’s largest pizza chain, has 12,000 stores in 84 countries and has one of the most successful franchise systems in the world. But no one unfamiliar with the chain would have known that two college kids baked the first of what would later become America’s favorite pizza, and used $600 in borrowed…
Today you will learn to say Happy New Year in Spanish and to speak Cuban Spanish. This is how to say Happy New Year in Spanish: “Prospero Año Nuevo”. But keep in mind that you can say “Happy New Year” or “Happy New Year”. Or as they say in Colombia, “Happy New Year”. After writing…
You’ve been playing online poker for a while and you’ve never set foot in a live casino poker room. You may have even put some real money into an online poker account and are wondering what it would be like to sit down with real people at a live poker table. If you’re planning to…
In a recent article titled “Three Reasons to Book Your Next San Francisco Cruise,” we wrote about the fun of spending part of a vacation in the famous city by the bay, and part of it sailing to exciting destinations like Hawaii, Alaska, and the South Pacific. This story is about the cruise we selected…
The Bahamas offers a huge variety of excellent beaches. The fine sand is stunning, and the crystal clear turquoise water is as clear as it gets. The best beaches in the Bahamas are the following: • harbor island beach was recently named one of the top 10 beaches in the world by the Travel Channel….
