For Presidents’ Day on Monday I paid tribute to George Washington’s love of dogs. Not wanting to play favorites to dogs, today I’m sharing Abraham Lincoln’s devotion to cats. When Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States, he made the difficult decision to leave his beloved dog, Fido, in Illinois. He knew that […]
As we prepare to celebrate the United States of America’s 250th birthday this year, on this Presidents’ Day I salute George Washington’s dedication not only to the founding of our country, but to dogs too! It is estimated that during his lifetime George Washington had approximately 50 dogs, representing a variety of breeds including Dalmatians, […]
Earlier this year, alright way back in the spring, I visited the Poland Spring Resort in Poland, Maine, and learned there’s a lot more about this place than just a refreshing drink. For those not familiar with this brand of bottle water, in 1844 after drinking water from the spring on this property for 10 […]
For years Angel Chuck Billy would tell everyone about the Exeter UFO Festival. However, there’s more to the town of Exeter, New Hampshire than just a widely witnessed UFO sighting in 1965 and the subsequent UFO festival that takes place each year over Labor Day Weekend. In fact, Exeter had an even more prestigious visitor […]
Welcome to a very special episode of Asa’s World Tour of Maine. Earlier this summer on my tour of Fort Ticonderoga in New York, I shared an idea of incorporating my newfound knowledge of how to fire an historic cannon into my act. I envisioned doing a 21 poop bag salute (EMPTY – for all […]
Thank you Whitehall, New York for providing Bigfoot and his family a safe place to call home! In 2004, the residents passed a law making Whitehall a safe haven for Bigfoot, by prohibiting the hunting of this shy creature. It kind of makes me think of the lyrics to the Cheers theme song, “Sometimes you […]
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 […]
We have reached the turning point in the American Revolution, the Battles of Saratoga, New York! And just like it took the Americans two attempts, our visit to Saratoga National Historical Park also took two tries. Although we weren’t turned back by an opposing side, we retreated on our first visit due to tropical downpours. […]
Spoiler Alert: There will NOT be a test at the end of my history posts on the places we visited in June. But there is a connection to these places! Remember the Fort at Crown Point that the Americans took over from the British during the American Revolution? Well while there, Major General Philip Schuyler wrote […]
During my visit to Fort Ticonderoga, I learned step by step how to use an historic cannon, which gave me a brilliant idea for my world tour! Now before I go any further, I want to remind everyone that cannons are loud! So if you’re a dog visiting this living history museum in New York, […]
