by B.L. Unkel | Jul 1, 2023 | Travel
Recently, several of my critique partners and I gathered in Tyler, TX, for a mini-writing retreat. On the way home, we stopped at a historic site/rest stop on the north side of Jacksonville. If you haven’t yet visited it, make plans to do so next time you’re in the...
by B.L. Unkel | Apr 29, 2023 | Travel
Did you know there is a National Park Week? This year it’s the week of April 22-30. The History In 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed into law the creation of the U.S.’s first National Park, Yellowstone. But did you know the man credited with the idea of...
by B.L. Unkel | Mar 11, 2023 | Travel
Not every city, county, and state in the U.S. have the same laws. And some laws, that made sense at the time they were written, are now so out of touch they’re ridiculous. Others seem totally bizarre, regardless of when they were written. In any case, if a law is...
by B.L. Unkel | Jan 14, 2023 | Travel
On one side of the coin, thousands of people make their living helping people move. On the other side are those of us who are doing the moving. If you’re on the “doing the moving” side (like I am), you know it’s a difficult and expensive task. Yet, the average...
by B.L. Unkel | Aug 20, 2022 | Travel
Carousels reached the U.S. in the 1800s thanks to European immigrants. During the height of the “Golden Age of Carousels” (1880-1930) between 2,000-3,000 hand-carved and painted carousels operated in the states. More than one hundred years later, the number of...
by B.L. Unkel | Aug 13, 2022 | Travel
As an author, I’ve often heard, “Write what you know.” For carousel carvers of old, it was, “Carve what you know.” They knew horses. After all, as mentioned in DYK This Carnival Ride was Created to Train Warriors?, carousels began as a safe way to train warriors on...
