by Carol Patton | Oct 20, 2022 | All About States
Love buttery, salted popcorn? One man whose name is instantly associated with the delicious snack was born in Brazil, Indiana. He started selling kernels from the back of his car. Can you guess his name? (It’s at the end of this blog). There’s even a town named...
by Carol Patton | Oct 11, 2022 | All About States
Nebraska has something very cool (it’s actually hot and humid) that no other state has: it’s home to Lied Jungle, the world’s largest indoor rainforest at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha. Rainforests are, of course, outdoor forests that get anywhere from 79 inches to...
by Carol Patton | Oct 3, 2022 | All About States
Hawaii is one of two states in this country that doesn’t border any other states; the other is Alaska. Hawaii is the 50th or last state to join the United States. The people who live here are the most isolated in the world. Their closest neighbors are thousands of...
by Carol Patton | Sep 26, 2022 | All About States
How many of you have ever heard of or visited Colorado? It borders Wyoming and Nebraska to the north, Nebraska and Kansas to the east, Oklahoma and New Mexico to the south, and Utah to the west. Colorado is one of the Rocky Mountain states. (Can you name any others?)...
by Carol Patton | Sep 20, 2022 | All About States
Ask anyone from South Dakota to talk about their great state and they’ll likely mention something you’ve never heard of nor have ever seen on a restaurant menu: chislic. As one of the state’s most popular foods, it is a combination of deep-fried cubed meats that...
