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Video: Tulip Time in Holland (Michigan)

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The tulip has always been one of my favorite flowers thanks to their colorful and perfectly shaped blossoms, and I have always known that Holland is notorious for its many large and very colorful tulip fields.

What I didn’t know until recently is the U.S. has its very own Holland, complete with its very own fields and colorful patches of tulips. They even have their very own authentic Dutch windmill.  [Read more…]

Like snow? If so, you’ll love this video!

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Are you the type of person that starts jumping up and down with glee at the sight of the first snowflake?

Do you love getting outside on a snowy day and playing around in deep snow?

If so, you need to take a trip to California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains sometime this winter.

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Video: Skiing on natural snow…in Hawaii!

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When you think about snow skiing places like Aspen, Colorado or Killington, Vermont probably come to mind.

But did you know that you can actually ski on real, nature-made snow in Hawaii? Well, you can. And plenty of people do.  [Read more…]

Watch a 10 year old Sierra Hull demonstrate her mandolin skills

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A while back I featured this video of mandolin prodigy Sierra Hull performing at the ripe old age 11 on the “Grand Ole Opry” with Allison Krauss & Union Station.

As you might expect, that video was quite well received by most everyone that saw it.

Well, I managed to find another awesome video of a young Sierra teaming up with another of her musical idols, the one and only Sam Bush.

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Video: The brave men who built the Empire State Building

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New York City’s iconic Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world after its completion on April 11, 1931.

There were other “skyscrapers” at that time, but the Empire State Building was the crown jewel of its day because it was the only building on Earth that had at least 100 floors.

Have you ever wondered what the workday must have been like for the iron workers who actually built the “skeletons” of those early skyscrapers?  [Read more…]