State Nickname: The Sunflower State. Kansas Fun Facts: Kansas still has a law on the books that prohibits shooting at rabbits from a motorboat. Kansas shares their capital city,…
“I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to.”~Bill Bryson. I guess that explains why author Bill Bryson now lives in England. State Nickname: The Hawkeye State. This nickname for…
If you haven’t figured it out yet, when I travel, I’m going to be looking for beaches. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Indiana has a nice…
I know I said I was going to write up 50 states in 50 days, but apparently fate doesn’t like when we make plans. I didn’t write yesterday…
Idaho State Nickname: “Idaho’s nickname is “The Gem State” for the abundance of natural resources and scenic areas that include snow-capped mountain ranges, rapids, vast lakes and steep canyons.”…
Hawaii State Nickname: The Aloha State Hawaii Fun Fact: A new Hawaiian island called Loihi is forming offshore of the big island. Best thing about Hawaii: The average…
Georgia, the Peach State! Nicknamed after a perfectly delicious fruit. I have nothing sarcastic to say about that. My in person knowledge about Georgia is limited, but I…
According to BusinessInsider.com, Florida is the second most visited state after California. In my opinion, that’s with good reason. After Alaska, where nobody is going to the beach…
I’d like to preface this by saying that I will write two posts on the state of Florida. To be honest, for this post, I’m going to use…
Delaware Fun Fact: NBA legend Charles Barkley named his daughter Christiana after the Christiana Mall in Newark, Delaware. Before I sat down to write this, if you had…