Wisconsin's Shipwrecks

Wisconsin is hardly the state that conjures up images of Shipwrecks in the deep, but surprisingly some 700 shipwrecks from the past line Wisconsin shores. The great lakes are really inland seas, and can threaten sailors and boatmen with cold, storms, and waves up to 30 feet high. Over the past 100+ years Wisconsin was a major shipping region as boats brought cargo in and out of the great lakes waterways. Most made it in and out safely, but those that perished mostly still lie in the cold deep water, preserved.

Stonehenge Travel Tips

Stonehenge is one of the world's most intriguing places, with carefully placed, massive stone monuments celebrating some of the world's most ancient religious traditions.

Danny Sullivan has a great set of travel tips to Stonehenge because until recently when he was not running search conferences around the globe he was ... living near Stonehenge.

dscf0101.jpg

USS Missouri Surrender Deck, site of the end of WWII. The surrender was signed here and the actual documents lie in a case to the left. Battleship tours run from the grounds of the USS Arizona memorial. Arizona is free but Missouri tours are 16 per adult as of spring 2005.

dscf0101.jpg

Great Hall of the People, Beijing, Tiananmen Square

Great Hall of the People, Beijing, Tiananmen Square
Originally uploaded by JoeDuck

This is the Great Hall of the People where the China Communist party members meet to make China's key governmental decisions. This enormous hall lies to one side of Tiananmen square in Beijng and across from the Forbidden City.

Bendixen's Shipyard, Eureka, Cal.

Bendixen's Shipyard, Eureka, Cal.
Originally uploaded by DBerry2006

Click on this picture for Dberry's great collection of historic pictures and postcards featuring Northern California destinations.

Pristine unused postcard. On the back is printed "Private Mailing Card Authorized by Act of Congress, May 19, 1898."

Higgins Ferry, Smith River, CA about 1903

Higgins Ferry, Smith River, CA about 1903
Originally uploaded by DBerry2006

The history of Northern California offers a powerful combination of Native American culture and lore, European exploration, gold mining and the farming and ranching that still characterize the splendid American landscape that stretches (very roughly) from Redding to Yreka to the Oregon border in the middle of the state and from Mendocino to Del Norte Counties on the California Coast and from Alturas to Klamath Falls Oregon in the high desert Eastern side of California.

Forbidden City Ancient Fire Extinguisher

Forbidden City Ancient Fire Extinguisher 738
Originally uploaded by JoeDuck

These massive kettles were used to hold water to put out fires in the Forbidden City. For the more important building the huge copper (brass?) kettles were covered with .... gold.