by Criswell Freeman | Oct 18, 2020 | Amazing America, States
Maine is the northeastern-most state, and it’s known for its rocky coastline, its fishing boats, its seagoing history, its wildlife, its forests, its lighthouses, and its lobsters. Maine is also the endpoint of the Appalachian Trail. The Appalachian Trail is the...
by Criswell Freeman | Oct 10, 2020 | Amazing America, States
Long before recorded history, native hunters tracked bison and now-extinct mammoths and mastodons through what is now Colorado. The first permanent settlements that we know about appeared in the southwest part of the state thousands of years ago; their ancestors built...
by Criswell Freeman | Oct 10, 2020 | Amazing America, States
Today the Homeschool Express rolls to a stop next to Union Station in our hometown of Nashville Tennessee. It’s the same train station that my father took me to when I was a young boy. By that time, passenger trains in Nashville were on their way out because...
by Criswell Freeman | Oct 4, 2020 | Amazing America, States
Alabama is a southeastern U.S. state that’s known for its Southern hospitality, it’s sweet tea, it’s music, and its football (especially the fierce rivalry between the Auburn Tigers and the Alabama Crimson Tide). The state is also home to significant...
by Criswell Freeman | Oct 4, 2020 | Amazing America, States
It’s no wonder that Arizona is called “The Grand Canyon State.” The mile-deep canyon, which is carved by the Colorado River is known around the world. But the Grand Canyon isn’t the only amazing place in Arizona. If you’re touring the state, you can...
by Criswell Freeman | Sep 22, 2020 | Amazing America, States
Alaska is bigger than any other state in America. Much bigger. In fact, it’s over twice as big as Texas. And it’s one-fifth the size of the entire lower 48 states. The first people who lived in Alaska were probably nomadic, which means that they...
