It all started in 1952, when George Stephen couldn't find a grill that lived up to his expectations. As an employee of Weber Brothers Metal Works just outside of Chicago, George welded metal buoys for the coast...
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I was painting along the “Swamp Trail” today. It was warm and breezy, slightly overcast. Even though we have had rain, the woods were still dry. The feature that caught my eye was the swamp grass that my...
Carolina Raptor Center is dedicated to environmental stewardship and the conservation of birds of prey through education, research, and the rehabilitation of injured and orphaned raptors.
Looking through the news during a cup of coffee this morning, I came across this news story of a coyote attack. I really dislike sharing bad news, however this story is one that should be shared. ...
created by Jessica Tucker | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 1898 views | 42 recommendations | 21 comments
One month, 2,000 miles and countless friends later, Ryan Van Duzer is nearing Washington, D.C. on his two-wheeled, cross-country expedition. On June 20, Van Duzer departed from San Diego on a three-speed...
created by ESKCSG | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 197 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
The future of Canada’s waterways - and our rights to access them - is now in the hands of Canada’s Senators. Last week, Senators engaged in a passionate, intelligent debate over the merits of burying...
Have you ever thought of using a solar powered iron for your clothes, this is one of the suggestions made in How to unplug from the grid by Gaia Vince in the Go-off grid (December 3rd Issue) of the New Scientist...
A story of courage and determination. Juvenile diabetes and type two diabetes are both killers for which research must be continued to find a cure...This reporter has hiked some of the trails that this...
created by reno_fog | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 540 views | 17 recommendations | 6 comments
From carved pumpkins to painted ones, pumpkin soup or tart, as the recipient for risotto or wild rice on restaurant dishes not to forget pumpkin ale, now is that time of the year when pumpkins are omnipresent. For those of us in the San Francisco area on October 18-19, the...
October 12th, 2008 marked the 10th Annual Pumpkin Regatta in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada. It all started with Howard Dill (R.I.P) whose giant pumpkins have made it into the Guinness World Record Books four times!...
created by tracey.wooden | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 202 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
A most wonderful event is taking place this coming weekend. National Park Service and National Public Lands Day is this Saturday, September 27, 2008. This is the day when we get to celebrate the public lands available for everyone to enjoy in the USA and to remember all the...
We tend to think that exotic adventures have to take place in far away, unfamiliar places.Have we forgotten that even the big cities can offer surprises? Paul Croughton brings this point home with How to paddle through London (Times Online UK, September 7).His take on the...
We all heard the talk about team building through extreme sports like white water rafting or quasi military exercises (night vision glasses and all).Many more people try to hammer out their 'strategic' details in endless conference calls and meetings. A kinder gentler...
In maritime circles there has been a battle raging for at least one thousand years; water vs equipment. This dilemma was magnified when electrical components where first brought aboard ship requiring electricity...