Dozens of photographers from around the world have come to Stan Tekiela’s home state of Minnesota to photograph and learn about the life cycle and behaviors of the common loon, the iconic bird of the Northwoods. Here is his report! The common loon (Gavia immer) is...
Read MoreIn today’s post, Jeff Duke, author of Ghostly Tales of Mississippi, shares with us how he became interested in ghosts and all things paranormal. When I was a kid—probably around 7 or 8 years old—my mom came home with a box of Honeycomb cereal. On the...
Read MoreIn her book Little Michigan, Kathryn Houghton takes a nostalgic look at Michigan’s smallest towns; today, she takes us to Bancroft. Bancroft is home to the Van Agen Sod & Tree Farm, a sixth-generation family-owned farm. The Van Agen family, originally from Belgium, first started their farm...
Read MoreWe are thrilled to announce the publishing of Bird Migration: The Incredible Journey of North American Birds, by naturalist and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela. Bird migration is a wondrous occurrence. It captivates our attention beginning in childhood. Where are the birds going? How long will they fly?...
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Join Randall Sanger, author of Waterfalls of Virginia & West Virginia: 174 Falls in the Old Dominion and the Mountain State, on a visit to the Rose River Falls. The Rose River Falls hike is a pleasant stroll through beautiful forest; the stream parallels the trail about...
Read MoreGhostly Tales of Mississippi by Jeff Duke is our latest addition to our Ghostly Tales series. A graveyard where the dead do anything but rest peacefully, a haunted bridge that was the site of unspeakable violence, the ghost of an ancient witch who roams the dark...
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Randall Sanger, author of Waterfalls of Virginia & West Virginia: 174 Falls in the Old Dominion and the Mountain State, recalls the Cascades being one of the first waterfalls he visited as a young teen. The Cascades is one of the first waterfalls I can recall seeing....
Read MoreNaturalist and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela’s latest children’s book Hidden Critters: Can You Spot them All? documents how clever animals are hiding in plain sight. Readers get to see Stan’s best shots of real animals hiding in nature. Here are three examples. The American bullfrog is one of the...
Read MoreDan R. Lynch, author of Rock Collecting for Kids, talks to us about the amazing world of agates and fossils. Find out how to start your own collection. There are lots of popular rocks and minerals that people like to collect. Some, like gold and diamonds, are...
Read MoreMany animals are excellent hiders. They hide while they hunt, and they hide to avoid being hunted. Award-winning wildlife photographer and naturalist Stan Tekiela is also good at hiding. He hides from animals to take amazing photographs of them! In Hidden Critters: Can You Spot them...
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