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Catching Monorail Mania

Friday, June 12th, 2009

This Sunday, members of The Monorail Society will gather at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Disneyland-Alweg Monorail System. Back on June 14, 1959, ever-cheerful then-Vice President Richard M. Nixon dedicated the original three-car Mark I monorail. His daughters Julie and Tricia were official ribbon cutters, as can be seen [...]

Hartman Rock Garden Saved

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

We tip our sun visor to the Kohler Foundation, which has reportedly purchased the abandoned Hartman Rock Garden in Springfield, Ohio, and plans to restore it to its former lumpy glory.

Ohio Drivers Continue Civil War Carnage

Sunday, April 12th, 2009

John Grate lived to be 103. His eternal memorial only lived to be 59. Grate was Ohio’s last living Civil War veteran. He died in 1949 in the town of Atwater, was buried in the local cemetery, and had a six-foot-tall marble monument erected in his memory. It was destroyed in March of this year, [...]

World’s Largest Skateboard Rolls South

Friday, October 31st, 2008

The exact location of an attraction on wheels is always problematic. Noble creations such as the world’s largest watermelon slice suffer for their mobility. They are often locked away in a barn or a municipal garage, hidden from the public eye. Thus it is with caution that we pass along news of the new home [...]

Presidential Insights From Nick Pahys Jr.

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Scant days before a historic national election, we chat with the still-alive Nick Pahys, Jr.

Keep Your Hands Off Our Stones

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

When people grow to love a certain big rock, they can get a little possessive. And if someone tries to move that rock, look out! Three cases currently making headlines illustrate that point. In Des Moines, Iowa, stands a 16-ton boulder with a plaque honoring the first Iowan to die in World War I. Last [...]

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