... that echoes the anticipation and uncertainty with which Americans would have viewed the still unexplored West in the 19th century. For it was in the first decade of that century that the Lewis and Clarke ... of the last few states to form, to Minnesota where the Mississippi originates and where the American West begins, and now to Massachusetts.And it is symbolic that on the coast of Massachusetts, ...

... thing?" I ask my American friend Joel, over-excitedly over cocktails on Saturday night."What's the whole American West thing?" he frowns, perplexed."Oh, y'know, wearing cowboy boots, wandering around... wandering around the... the West..." I trail off. I'm not entirely sure what it is either. But I'm hoping it involves freedom."Well," says Joel. "Let me ask you something. ...

"The American West: Simple Brilliance" by South Shore photographers Eric and Beata Jarvis will be on display August 27 through September 29 at North Tahoe Arts. Through the photographic medium, Beata & Eric Jarvis strive to capture the timeless, enduring, and, often, elusive soul of our planet. They seek to crystallize their vision in the [...]

My friend, Teresa, invited us to go to American West Heritage Center on Tuesday. There was nobody there, so we got extra special attention. The kids had such a fun time. They got to do so many fun things. I think the favorite of the day was the pony rides. We had a BLAST!Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Germany's Hamburg Süd is commencing a new service between the North American West Coast and Australia / New Zealand a variety of fast and direct connections between both continents.   The new services will come into effect immediately. The rotations deliver the trade's best transit times, for example the time between Melbourne and Long Beach could be [...]

"Donovan's research covers the entire period of the Indian wars, including conflicts involving tribes far from the Great Plains involving military officers who participated in the campaign which cost George Armstrong Custer his life, but the main focus of the book once this background is established is the Battle of the Little Bighorn." - BC Blogcritics Magazine