by B.L. Unkel | Feb 17, 2023 | Writing
Music is powerful. Gangs Back in June of 2006, Australia had a problem with youth gangs congregating in residential areas late at night. Officials thought outside the box and delivered a unique solution. Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights, from 9 P.M. to...
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...
by B.L. Unkel | Aug 6, 2022 | History
Continuing with the topic of carousels, here’s a little basic “modern” carousel information for you to ponder. DYK it was considered risqué for Victorian women to ride early carousels? Women of that time didn’t sit astride a horse but rode side-saddle. A woman’s...
