A Giant is BornSeptember 16, 1908
When Billy Durant took a call from Ben Briscoe, President of the…
Browsing: Afterthought
Open Your ImaginationNational Book Lovers Day is August 9.
Since the beginning of civilization, people have been telling, writing and enjoying…
Summer ConstructionThe Art of the Sand Castle
Whew! Looks like it’s going to be a hot one this year…
Celebrate Summersgiving!
Do you love summer in Michigan? Do you love Thanksgiving in November?…
The Law of The Ancients
“If any one steal cattle or sheep, or an ass, or a…
April is National Poetry Month This year’s theme is “Joy” and what’s more joyful than daffodils in springtime?
Daffodils BY CHARLES A. HEATH And now here come the daffodils, The…
Those Little Mischief-makers…
The Origin of the Leprechaun
Every mid-March, the world turns green and the mythical leprechaun is in…
Black History MonthThe Founding of the NAACP: The Push for Equal Rights
In February of 1909, a group of prominent African Americans including W.…
You Really Know Your Stuff! National Compliment Day is January 24
Hey, you! Yeah, you. That was a great idea you had in…
A Man of the Season
“Run! Run! As fast as you can! You can’t catch me, I’m…
Well, Pardon My Gobble!
Each Thanksgiving holiday since (well, we’ll get to that), the President of…
The Origin of Fear
For those who choose to observe it, it’s “spooky time” again. Each…