Arcitic Circle

Arctic Circle

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July 9th 2012
Going to try to type this again. Tried earlier and lost the internet. Yesterday morning we lost our electricity. A small experimental plane malfunctioned and hit the power lines. Thankfully, the pilot was okay. Ruth, Becky, Carolyn and I went to the Farmer's market. They also had Alaskan made arts and crafts. Nice. Was kind of hard to believe that the tomatoes were $5.00 per pound. Th ... read more

North America » United States » Alaska

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more