Bibb Mill in Columbus, Georgia, established in 1900–1902, was a major textile producer that anchored the community of Bibb City. Known for producing cotton products, yarn, and tire cord, the mill expanded significantly after WWI and operated for 96 years. The facility closed in 1998, with the main structure tragically destroyed by fire in 2008.

October 15th
2024 Ponferrada, Spain
2025 Sault Ste Marie, MI/Ontario, Canada
2026 ? (I do have something in mind, but I just saw that it sold out ).
Who would have thought to have such memorable places to spend my last two birthday celebrations. Can't get much better than that! This was our 5th stop of our Great Lakes Tour with Victory 1 (200 passenger ship) that started in Montreal and would end in Chicago. It also stopped in Toronto and Port Colborne/Niagara Falls, Cleveland and Detroit/Toledo. I had only been to Detroit and that was passing through via air. We were really lucky so far to have good weather and good sailing.

a small bay that is a part of the Upper St. Mary's River. It receives water from Ashmun Creek, which drains much of the interior Sault Ste. Marie.

Algoma Steel was founded in 1901 by Francis Clergue, an American entrepreneur who had settled in Sault Ste. Marie.

The bridge, which opened in October 1962, features an unusual design with a rare double-arch span on the U.S. side and a single arch span on the Canadian side. Its main spans were erected without using falsework to prevent obstructing traffic through the American and Canadian locks.

the last remaining structure of its kind in the world with the purpose to control water flow and allow for critical repairs to the lock if a ship were to strike the locks.

Approximately 7,000 to 10,000 ships pass through the locks each year, carrying an average of 80 to 90 million tons of cargo. The high tonnage is largely due to the transport of bulk goods, primarily iron ore (over 95% of U.S. supply), which is essential for North American steel production.

I am so very lucky and I know that, but I do miss my brother as this is some of the stuff we had planned for my retirement years, but I know he is smiling. We finished the day with a walk on main street. We passed a wonderful looking Senior Living Center and thought it would be a nice place to be in our elderly years. It came to me that having Senior Living Time Shares would be a great idea .

These videos took a long time to make. I was able to convert to text what I otherwise could hear when our guides were speaking. Wish they had "whispers" like we had for our Camino trip. This is the only report I am doing from the cruise excursions. After our stop at Mackinac Island, we would have to bypass Escanaba and go to Milwaukee due to inclement weather. The seas, I mean Lake Michigan, was really rough so had to down a couple dramamine for a day and a half.

Often referred to as the "Niagara of the West," it is 212 feet tall and 900 feet wide, making it higher than Niagara Falls. Shoshone Falls is a 14,000-year-old remnant of the Ice Age caused by massive floods from Lake Bonneville cutting through basalt, often controlled by a nearby power plant since 1906.

The canyon ranges up to 500 feet deep and 0.25 miles wide, and runs for just over 50 miles.

The Snake River flows through one of the greatest volcanic plains in the world.

These features of Idaho are very unique and a gift from nature. It was 600,000 years ago when the Bonneville Flood created the canyons and scoured the rocks along the walls. The underground springs were exposed. There are some 33 waterfalls all in a one half hour drive from Twin Falls.

We approach breeding holistically, with the fish’s ability to succeed in a changing environment in mind. Our farming and processing operations in Idaho’s Magic Valley, are collectively the largest producer of farmed trout and steelhead in the Americas.

The springs are the 11th largest in North America, flowing at a rate of 180,000 gallons per minute.

considered the crown jewel of Thousand Springs State Park in Idaho. The gorge is a spectacular, narrow canyon carved by the Malad River through basalt rock. It is approximately 250 feet deep and 2.5 miles long. The gorge is known for its unique geological formation, where water from an underground aquifer system exits the canyon walls.

Hagerman Fossil Beds preserves one of the world's richest sites for Pliocene Epoch fossils, dating from four to three million years old. It is particularly famous for having the largest concentration of the extinct Hagerman Horse fossils in North America. The site represents more than 140 species of ancient plants and animals.

constructed in 1921 and was the first bridge made for vehicles to cross the Snake River in this area. It is a continuous cantilevered through-truss bridge, a unique design for the state highway system.

You can view the ruts from the wagons who used these lands as one of the routes to Oregon during the great rush West. There are signs on the paths to explain some of the significance of the park.

It was 600,000 years ago when the Bonneville Flood created the canyons and scoured the rocks along the walls. The underground springs were exposed.

of 40 tone, rests on a pedestal scarcely three feet wide by about 17 inches across, which makes its towering form all the more remarkable.

The Salmon Falls Creek valley served as a trade route between the Native American groups of the Snake River Plain and Great Basin.

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The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula, with 13 historic buildings and 160 years of county history, a key focus being its past as a military post, a World War II internment camp for Italian and Japanese Americans, and its current role in preserving regional history.

The highlights of St. Ignatius Mission include its historical significance as the oldest continuously active Jesuit parish in the West, its 1891 architecture, and the 58 unique murals painted by Jesuit Brother Joseph Carignano, the mission's COOK. The mission was established in 1854 by Father Pierre-Jean De Smet to educate Native American children and serve the local communities, and the site includes other historic buildings like the original 1854 log church.

Bison: The main highlight is the large, healthy bison herd, considered one of the most genetically pure globally. We also saw several Pronghorns and a deer. Scenery: The range offers expansive grasslands, varied elevations, and scenic views of the landscape shaped by ancient glaciers including the Mission Mountains and the lines from the glacial Lake Missoula from the cataclysmic Ice Floods from periodic sudden ruptures of the ice dam on the Clark Fork River.

Gus is estimated to be between 700 and 1,000 years old, with some sources suggesting it might be up to 1,000 years old. It stands at a height of 163 feet (plus a 10-foot dead top) and has a circumference of 22.5 feet.

Native peoples used this site for at least a thousand years before Lewis and Clark passed through here. The bison jump site consists of a mile long sandstone cliff; there are remnants of drive lines on top of the cliff and there are up to 18 ft. of compacted buffalo remains below the cliff. The park has an interpretive trail, picnic tables and a black-tailed prairie dog town to help the visitor better understand the epic history of hunting on the high plains.

It has been described as, geographically speaking, either North America's largest buffalo jump or the world's largest. There is some evidence that it was the most utilized buffalo jump in the world.

In 2001, Tailrace Island was renamed Black Eagle Memorial Island (in honor of those workers who lost their lives while working on or at the dam) and turned over to the River's Edge Trail. Black Eagle Falls was the first hydroelectric dam power plant facility built in Great Falls way back when electricity was novel and new.

The Missouri river spills over a sheer ledge of sandstone in the Kootenai Formation, forming the falls. The falls used to flow with a great deal of force year-round. In 1914 the river shortly upstream was dammed for hydroelectric power by the Rainbow Dam, which forms a run-of-the-river reservoir.

The dam is built on the largest of the five Great Falls of the Missouri. The dam was constructed on top of a 10-foot cascade that Lewis and Clark observed to lie just upstream of Grand Fall. It operates at "run-of-river," meaning the water flows through or over the dam at the same rate as the natural flow of the river.

The dam is named after a banker, director of the Amalgamated Copper Company (a forerunner of the Anaconda Copper Company), and director of the Montana Power Company. (Morony was largely responsible for constructing Ryan Dam.) Montana Power commissioned the dam in order to provide additional power to the Anaconda Copper's zinc refinery at nearby Great Falls.

remnants of "Ragtown", once a bustling community of about 500 housing dam builders on the Backroads in the late 1920s.

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It is known for its rugged terrain, steep cliffs, and the remains of historic mines, a railroad, and cabins. The park offers opportunities for fishing, hiking, and wildlife viewing, although the terrain can be challenging. Hiking is generally restricted to low water seasons.

Sluice Boxes State Park was created in 1974 and included significant historic structures and remnants of the abandoned towns of Riceville and Albright that once existed for the purpose of mining limestone in the canyon.

The Sip 'n Dip Lounge is a well-known tiki bar famous for its unique feature of live mermaid performances visible through a glass-walled pool behind the bar.

Giant Springs: One of the largest freshwater springs in the United States, discharging over 156 million gallons of water daily at a constant temperature of 54°F (12°C).
Roe River: The park is also home to the Roe River, once listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's shortest river, flowing from Giant Springs into the Missouri River.