The title of this FTV started as a mental exercise of me trying to make a ‘Top Ten’ list of bands I liked to listen to back when I was first learning to be a rock and roll drummer…

       In Part 1 of History . . ., we learned about the rise of D.C. Stephenson to the position of Grand Dragon of the Northern KKK in the early 1920s.  Following the story in Timothy Eganâ…

       We begin March with the evening planets.  Jupiter has been the star of the show, so to speak,  as it has been visible crossing the night sky all winter.  As March begins, look for …

       Before I decided that Geography and Earth Science were going to be my major areas of study in college, History was also in my top three areas of interest.  The maps of historic migra…

       Who is Bill?  You know, Bill Szymczyk.  Who?  Bill Szymczyk (pronounced ‘/simzik/’ if you are wondering).  Never heard of him?  Maybe not by name, but if you have listened to…

       Back in June of 2023, the first part of FTV:  Misplaced (6-21-23) discussed the 25 years we took our Ontonagon Area Schools eighth graders on an annual orienteering hike in the Porcupine…