True Stories, Journal Entries, Letters

I found these fun facts about Michigan here : The name Michigan is derived from the Indian words "Michi-gama" meaning large...

 The actual state bird of Alaska is the Willow Ptarmigan . Sometimes it seems like mosquitoes are the state birds here, too, though.  ...

I must confess that North Carolina is quickly becoming a favorite for me. Part of it is all the wonderful sites to visit, but mostly it...

Fun Facts Origin of Name:  from a Hasinai Indian word, "Tejas," which means friends or allies. Texas was an independent nation f...

I thought I'd begin my letters from every state today. :)  Fun Fact :  Pennsylvania is the first state of the fifty United States to lis...