by Kate Byrne | Aug 31, 2022 | History, Towns, Wineries
In Empire, California, some 400 copies of Little Red Riding Hood are locked away in a storage room of the public school district because the classic Grimm’s fairy tale recounts that the little girl took a bottle of wine to her grandmother. —...
by Kate Byrne | Aug 16, 2022 | History, Towns
The Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History proves Oscar Getz was a go-getter and a risk taker! Born in 1897 in Chicago, Getz had a big showy personality, ideal for his career as a whiskey broker when the business was going through shaky times. Prohibition...
by Kate Byrne | Aug 14, 2022 | Distillery, History, Towns
Hey, I’m not the only one who thinks Bardstown, Kentucky is a gorgeous place. Notable travel magazines such as Rand McNally and USA Today both named it the “Most Beautiful Small Town in America” (several years in a row, in fact). This honor didn’t just come on a whim...
by Kate Byrne | Aug 12, 2022 | History, Towns
Bardstown, Kentucky is known for many things – My Old Kentucky Home, bourbon, and good old-fashioned Southern charm, to name a few. Historic Museum Row should be added to that list. Located just two blocks from downtown Bardstown, Museum Row is a collection of...
by Kate Byrne | Aug 5, 2022 | Countries, History, Towns
Several years ago, I returned from a medical missionary in Rwanda. Although most of my time was spent in the small, isolated hospital of Muganero, there was fun to be had, as well. So, share Rwanda with me. This is a completely land locked East African nation of a...
by Kate Byrne | Aug 1, 2022 | Countries, History, Towns
It was eerily foggy as I left my Ft. Williams Bed and Breakfast early in the morning, headed for the 7 a.m. train to Glasgow. There were no mountains to be seen, sea neither, as both were encased with a whitish, shifting fog. No one was about in the...
