If you’ve ever visited Pennsylvania, you’ve probably been taken by the state’s rustic beauty. Pennsylvania is known for its lush forests, rolling hills, and millions of acres of farmlands. The state’s name is an apt description—although many aren’t familiar with the...
You might want to think twice before leading with any size jokes about Rhode Island. Yes, it is the smallest state in the nation. It’s 48 miles long and 37 miles wide, covering an area of just 1,214 square miles. But dynamite, as they say, comes in small packages. It...
There are many reasons why we love the State of Illinois — besides the fact that we’d be next door neighbors if it weren’t for Iowa and Wisconsin. One of the biggest reasons is that Illinois is home to the world’s largest catsup bottle. What, you may wonder, does...
The entire country has a lot to boast about, but Wisconsin just might be able to crow a little louder. Or maybe we should say, moo a little louder. The Swiss Cheese capital of the world is not—as you might think—Switzerland. It’s none other than Wisconsin. We’d like...
Respecting boundaries has always been important to Iowa. The state nearly went to war with neighboring Missouri in the 1830s because a surveyor mistakenly marked a boundary line 4 miles further north than it should have been. A Missouri tax collector was arrested by...
