Monthly Archives: July 2025

Big Time and Beyond in Yarmouth, Maine

Yesterday I kicked off Asa’s World Tour of Maine 2025 at Eartha, the world’s largest replica of the Earth located in Yarmouth, Maine. Eartha isn’t the only big attraction in Yarmouth. I also saw a ginormous cross-section of Herbie, the former New England Champion American Elm Tree. Estimated to be approximately 217 years old before succumbing to […]

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The Surrender that Changed World History

On October 17, 1777, Lieutenant-General John Burgoyne surrendered his sword and army to Major General Horatio Gates, an event which marked the first time a British army surrendered in world history, sending shockwaves across the globe. Burgoyne was defeated days earlier at the Second Battle of Saratoga, ending the British plan to conquer upstate New […]

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