https://thisgreatamerica.com/people daily 0.75 2020-07-28 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/t/5f2068d0f3b2ee1f07ef0fad/1457112968527/ People https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5cf742932e0be80001e26e56/5cf742932e0be80001e26e59/1457112968527/portraits-82.65.2_PS2.jpg People https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5cf742932e0be80001e26e56/5ef741fdfe8b687d4e51ab69/1595958732657/98Caitlinprincess.jpg People - 98 - Princess Caitlin. Gustavus, AK. “I like to play outside cause that’s where the world is. Princesses always play outside.” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5cf742932e0be80001e26e56/5f2061b51ceb447a35e481e1/1595958697881/46Jenny.jpg People - 46 - Jenny. Takoma Park, MD. “I remember as a girl visiting Missouri where my mom grew up, and discovering that lightning bolts could actually look like lightning bolts. In California the sky just lights up when there’s lightning.” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5cf742932e0be80001e26e56/5cf742932e0be80001e26e58/1457108949971/82.65.424_PS1.jpg People https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5cf742932e0be80001e26e56/5f20653fd2a10a0625977d61/1595958720336/58Maurie7thWardNola.jpg People - 58 - Maurie. 7th Ward, New Orleans, LA. Geographically the second-largest of 17 wards, the 7th ward was gutted in half by the construction of I-10 in 2009 (so that it could avoid wealthier areas), and is an eclectic mix of old and new rarely visited by anyone from outside the city. "I been here my whole life. Don't wanna be nowhere else. But it changed." https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5cf742932e0be80001e26e56/5f2065e7b6902864cf1e186e/1595958808306/53SteveCrescentCity.jpg People - 53 - Steve. Crescent City, CA. “I was born and raised in North Hollywood over the hill from Tinsel Town, and I became Coppola's gardener - well part of the family really. Everybody lived in the valley back then, so they’d commute over the hill or whatever… get a load of this dog. She must have a mineral deficiency, but she’s having a good time. She keeps me going.” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5cf742932e0be80001e26e56/5f20662df111f2489f8df0fd/1595958880383/10Randy.jpg People - 10 - Randy. Caine City, UT. “I grew up on a river in South Dakota, and I always wanted to be a farmer. I gave up a lot of money working in corporate interior design and finally moved out here. Last year after taxes, I made only $30 over expenses. But I'm connected to this land.” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5cf742932e0be80001e26e56/5f2066831ceb447a35e5a01c/1595959009799/79AlexisEdmonds.jpg People - 79 - Alexis. Edmonds, WA. “I work here in the afternoons, and at a violin repair shop in the mornings. I love it – it broke my heart when the shop closed down for a few months. It’s a disappearing art.” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5cf742932e0be80001e26e56/5f2066f6f7c6b801081c3c37/1595959103818/55Penny+Johnson+City%2C+TX+2018+Print.jpg People - 55 - Penny. Johnson City, TX. “I lived in Austin for a little while and I came back. Cities and I don’t mix. I was born a country girl, man, and I’ll die a country girl. I know everybody here and they know me.” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5cf742932e0be80001e26e56/5f206751df84f76fccd4e087/1595959163283/69HackNewOrleans.jpg People - 69 - Hack. New Orleans, LA. “I’m 71 years old, and I’m out here playing God’s music to support a house I help run for teenage girls. We lost our funding, but we’re going to keep it open. Everyone needs a home.” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5cf742932e0be80001e26e56/5f2067831ceb447a35e5d76f/1595959287741/68RangerDougMesaVerde.jpg People - 68 - Ranger Doug. Mesa Verde, CO. “Whenever I meet a visitor of Pueblo descent I say, ‘Welcome home.’ My mom was born on an English flag, and she had to earn her citizenship here. So I get really upset with people who belittle immigrants, because unless you’re native blood, we all are.” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5cf742932e0be80001e26e56/5f2067cc4a55ef0c355e4aa5/1595959322757/28Ximena.jpg People - 28 - Ximena. Corona, NY. “I had no idea I would stay, when I was brought here to work. I was born in Quito, Ecuador, and had never been to the US. I just want to do something that helps others – that is what brings me joy. That, and my two daughters.” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5cf742932e0be80001e26e56/5f206823b817fc2d6f1f9064/1595959421558/24IraanTRIO.jpg People - 24 - Texas Hospitality. Ira'an, TX. Ira’an was an oil boom town named for Ira and Ann Yates, owners of the ranch upon which the town was built when the Yates Oil Field was discovered. Population peaked in 1930 at 1,600 – in 2010 it was 1,229. These kind three work at a local garage, one of two in town, and never don’t make time for strangers in need. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5cf742932e0be80001e26e56/5f2068a445ebbe5bb31984de/1595959504776/84BarbaraCrescentCity.jpg People - 84 - Barbara. Crescent City, CA. “I would like to imagine that I was born along the river in San Joaquin County, which is the French camp, where Gypsies lived along the river. I imagined romantically that I was born in that gypsy camp, but of course I wasn’t. I was born in the hospital.” https://thisgreatamerica.com/places daily 0.75 2020-07-17 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/t/5f1147023d5b4f2eef93f323/1593921938316/ Places - 94 - Glacier Bay, Alaska: Margerie Glacier Based on preliminary data, 2020 is likely to be the 32nd year in a row of mass loss of mountain glaciers worldwide, at an average of an 80-ft slice off the top of each. The Margerie Glacier is one of the few that has stabilized, neither advancing or retreating. It is 21 miles long and was declared a National Monument in 1925, a National Park and Preserve in 1980, a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve in 1986 and a World Heritage Site in 1992. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5ef7436c2801f1255ce0eeaf/5ef978afb23df673eabf188a/1593921938316/94GlacierBayGlacierBoat.jpg Places - 94 - Glacier Bay, Alaska: Margerie Glacier Based on preliminary data, 2020 is likely to be the 32nd year in a row of mass loss of mountain glaciers worldwide, at an average of an 80-ft slice off the top of each. The Margerie Glacier is one of the few that has stabilized, neither advancing or retreating. It is 21 miles long and was declared a National Monument in 1925, a National Park and Preserve in 1980, a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve in 1986 and a World Heritage Site in 1992. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5ef7436c2801f1255ce0eeaf/5f080c16ca644a418059ecc5/1594967674864/80New+Orleans+River+2018+Print.jpg Places - 80 - Mississippi River, LA Power-cleaning the riverbank in downtown New Orleans, 6 a.m. The Mississippi is the second-longest and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in the USA (the Hudson Bay drainage system is larger). Native American mound builders (whom the river is named after) built lasting structures along the river as far back as 5,000 years ago. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5ef7436c2801f1255ce0eeaf/5f080a0ddd6f773fb09ff4b5/1594967674760/22Assateague+Beachhouse+2018+Print.jpg Places - 22 - Assateague Island, MD side Bathhouse at the National Seashore, Maryland side, dusk. Assateague Island is a 37-mile long eroding barrier island in the Atlantic. Immortalized by the Misty of Chincoteague book series, the island boasts wild horses descended from a Spanish shipwreck, which feed on saltmarsh cordgrass, dune grasses, bayberry twigs, rosehips & persimmons. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5ef7436c2801f1255ce0eeaf/5f0807bce5857b7af38fe237/1594967674599/14DanvilleTownship-MO-2018-06-26.jpg Places - 14 - Danville Township, MO A civil township is a unit of local government, generally a civil division of a county, and vary from state to state in their powers and organizations. It usually goes Federal, state, county, township - or city - government. Most region- specific civic action and laws are enacted at the local level. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5ef7436c2801f1255ce0eeaf/5f080d24ca644a41805a081e/1594967674943/83OhioExtermination.jpg Places - 83 - Columbus, OH “86 and still killing ‘em!” Since 1936, three generations of the Christman family have owned and operated the company. The average lifespan of a USA family-owned business is 24 years, and less than 12% survive into the 3rd generation. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5ef7436c2801f1255ce0eeaf/5f080ac99c37c87965aa9d04/1594967674770/32NashvilleTN.jpg Places - 32 - Sanitation work in Nashville, TN Trash collectors have the fifth most dangerous job in America, and the risks are growing. A typical shift used to be 8-12 hours, now it’s 10-18 hours, six days a week. For every 100,000 workers, there are 34 fatal injuries. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5ef7436c2801f1255ce0eeaf/5f080daa95d8345830209398/1594967674983/88FtBentonDawn.jpg Places - 88 - Ft Benton, MT “Dawn,” from the old English verb “dagian: to become day.” Ft. Benton was established in 1846 as the oldest non-native settlement in Montana. It was considered the "head of navigation" of the Missouri River, and eventually merges with the Mississippi. It's 3500 miles by river from Ft. Benton to New Orleans, LA. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5ef7436c2801f1255ce0eeaf/5f0809be2466bc506652b784/1594967674736/15WallDrugs.jpg Places - 15 - Wall Drug, SD A town of 766 – with 2 million visitors a year. In 1931 Ted Hustead, a Nebraska pharmacist, purchased Wall Drug. Business was slow until his wife thought of advertising free ice water. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5ef7436c2801f1255ce0eeaf/5f0808eaed80fa4741af50bf/1594967674705/65LAHiking.jpg Places - 65 - Hollywood Hills, CA In Cadillac Desert, Marc Reisner referred to Los Angeles as being second to Cairo as the most populous desert city on earth. But climate-wise, LA is closer to Rome than Cairo, and in 1910 became the top agricultural producing county in the USA. By 2050, LA may be abandoned due to lack of water. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5ef7436c2801f1255ce0eeaf/5f0814835f05a81dcf30beea/1594967674576/54ButterflyPavilionDenver.jpg Places - 54 - Denver Colorado Chrysalis area in the Butterfly Pavilion. The world’s leading American Zoologist Association- accredited invertebrate zoo features over 5000 invertebrates and insects from all around the globe. Most pupal periods last 5-21 days, and new creatures hatch daily. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5ef7436c2801f1255ce0eeaf/5f080ba920d98161b7db0703/1594967674832/38WallSD.jpg Places - 38 - Wall Drug, SD There are currently 531,117 liscensed taxidermists in the USA. To taxidermy a whole bison bull, in today's economy, can range from $6,000 - $10,000. An adult female bison can weigh 790 - 1200 lbs; a male 1,000 - 2,200 lbs. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5ef7436c2801f1255ce0eeaf/5f080b2a06f7b76467739778/1594967674805/35Yellowstone.jpg Places - 35 - Yellowstone National Park Bison, misnomered by early North American white explorers (who were reminded of Asian and African “buffalo”), nearly became extinct in the 19th century, diminishing from 16 million in the 1700s to just 541 animals by 1889. Successful conservation efforts have brought the US population back up to half a million, with 5000 in Yellowstone alone. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5ef7436c2801f1255ce0eeaf/5f0808829155105c4e48e944/1594967674624/21BraintheWind.jpg Places - 21 - Twenty-three miles outside Marfa, TX On the only fence for as far as the eye can see, marking off the parking for the Prada art installation 26 miles from Marfa, a famous desert art colony. Construction was finished October 1, 2005. Date of guerilla bra addition unknown. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5ef7436c2801f1255ce0eeaf/5f080c9f9c37c87965aac2d0/1594967674899/60BryceCanyon.jpg Places - 60 - Bryce Canyon, UT Despite its name, Bryce Canyon is not actually a canyon – but rather a collection of amphitheaters, which famously glow at sunrise and sunset due to their high quartz content. It's named after Ebenezer Bryce, a Mormon who settled in the area in 1874, and nicknamed the “fairy canyons.” The Native Paiute people called it Angka-ku-wass-a-wits or "red painted faces." https://thisgreatamerica.com/postcards daily 0.75 2021-10-15 https://thisgreatamerica.com/postcards-2 daily 0.75 2020-12-11 https://thisgreatamerica.com/introduction daily 0.75 2018-07-04 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/t/5b3d192d758d464359978b29/1530730805088/2018-04-14+15.16.46-1.jpg This Great America https://thisgreatamerica.com/from-the-road daily 0.75 2018-07-05 https://thisgreatamerica.com/large-image-1 daily 0.75 2016-03-21 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/t/5b3c4f2c70a6ad4a136f5026/1530679088725/Made+In+America_Draft+3.jpg Made in America https://thisgreatamerica.com/summary daily 0.75 2018-07-04 https://thisgreatamerica.com/testimonials daily 0.75 2018-07-07 https://thisgreatamerica.com/portraits daily 0.75 2018-07-05 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5b3d209270a6ad4a1387e5aa/5b3e87e06d2a73d6a822f3e9/1530829271816/2018-04-16+22.49.43-1.jpg PORTRAITS - Mary. Born in Takoma Park, MD. Lives in New Orleans, LA. Made in America. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5b3d209270a6ad4a1387e5aa/5b3e874370a6add9e0c65f1b/1530829279674/2018-04-16+17.42.13.jpg PORTRAITS - Maury. Born and bred in New Orleans, LA. Seventh Ward. Made in America. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5b3d209270a6ad4a1387e5aa/5b3e86b4f950b70c8c7b667f/1530824728620/2018-04-14+15.16.46-2.jpg PORTRAITS - Sam. Born and lives in Summerville, SC. Budding photographer. Made in America. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5b3d209270a6ad4a1387e5aa/5b3d21c6575d1fd7a4754eca/1530796496243/2018-04-09+18.31.53-2.jpg PORTRAITS - William. Born in Bethesda, MD. Lives in Baltimore, MD. Made in America. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5b3d209270a6ad4a1387e5aa/5b3d216e1ae6cf89cc19245d/1530796496233/2018-04-10+17.02.17.jpg PORTRAITS - Jenny. Born in Missouri, grew up in California, lives in Washington D.C. Made in America. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/5b3d209270a6ad4a1387e5aa/5b3d20920e2e723077bf9386/1530732886476/2018-04-06+15.42.19-4.jpg PORTRAITS - Ximena. Born in Equador, Lives in Brooklyn. Made in America. https://thisgreatamerica.com/vignettes daily 0.75 2019-05-17 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/t/5b3e814970a6ad1509be8b5e/1530823061084/HarpersFerryCanal.jpg VIGNETTES Old B & O Canal. Harpers Ferry, MD side. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/t/5b3e837d2b6a28dc00134b0f/1530823580118/greenvilleTN.jpg VIGNETTES Outside Greenville, VA. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/t/5b3e0c2270a6ad4a13a0a090/1530793483709/NorthBaltimore.jpg VIGNETTES Northern Baltimore, MD. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/t/5b3e849d1ae6cf54e8cfe828/1530823852583/ChickenAlley.jpg VIGNETTES Chicken Alley. Asheville, NC. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/t/5b3e85082b6a28a3cdaf8754/1530824334559/BanfordFL.jpg VIGNETTES Family Worship Center. Branford, FL. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/t/5b3e0d581ae6cf89cc320245/1530793491108/BaltimoreCemetary.jpg VIGNETTES Cemetary. Baltimore, MD. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/t/5b3e0db1f950b77f519cd9d8/1530793499795/BaltimoreWaitingRoom.jpg VIGNETTES Baltimore Emergency Room, 3 a.m. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/t/5b3e825388251b15382263e6/1530823265613/PepsiTruck.jpg VIGNETTES Appalachian Mountains, VA. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/t/5b3e8421352f535bffb4ba02/1530823732541/AshevillePig.jpg VIGNETTES Backyard. Asheville, NC. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/t/5b3e83b7575d1f9fe12010c7/1530823628438/AshevilleCrucifix.jpg VIGNETTES Asheville, NC. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58266d5aff7c50654822176f/t/5b3e81c988251b15382245e7/1530823136116/VACemetary.jpg VIGNETTES Cemetary by a gas station. 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