Take a Walk with Birkenstock

If I were to tell the story of the Washita Massacre in a "patriotic" fashion, I would tell how George Armstrong Custer was a bold leader, charismatic and fearless. He fought blood-thirsty savages t...

In May of 1903, Teddy Roosevelt went to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon and proclaimed, “Leave it as it is. You cannot improve on it." Roosevelt was a voracious reader. Reportedly, reading a boo...

Since ancient times, humans have peered into the night sky and wondered. Planets traverse the sky differently than stars, so we have been aware of the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Sat...

I have had the great pleasure of visiting New Zealand three or four times over the decades. At 102,500 square miles, this diverse and beautiful island country is about 20% larger than our state of ...

I first encountered the Josyln Art Museum, as I retraced Lewis and Clark's passage up the Missouri River. I had read Stephen Ambrose's book, Undaunted Courage, and wanted to follow the Corps of Dis...

Nebraska City, home of Arbor Day, is located in Southeast Nebraska on the banks of the Missouri River. When European settlers first arrived, trees were scarce. Amongst those early settlers were Jul...

The first thing that most customers notice upon entering our store, besides our vast selection of Birkenstock footwear of course, are the 12-foot-tall agricultural themed murals which surround them...

Bravo to the city of Des Moines and the substantial fortune of John and Mary Pappajohn for redeveloping a section of their downtown. A blighted area, on the western edge of downtown, was transforme...

Walkability is a key factor in determining the popularity of a city. At more than double the square miles of New York City, Houston has less than one-third of the population. It is a sprawling city...