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Harry Potter in California
The management of Universal Studios Amusement Parks has announced that it will construct another "Wizarding World of Harry Potter" at its Universal Studios Park in Los Angeles. The original attraction of the same name opened at Universal Studios in Orlando Florida a few years ago and has since become its most popular attraction. More...

Early Snow in Northeast
An unusually early snow storm has swept across the Northeastern part of the USA dumping large amounts of wet snow on the New England States. Fortunately, it came after the peak of the annual autumn leaf spectacle that usually draws many tourists to that area. Unfortunately, it came when many leaves were still on the trees, so the heavy wet snow caused trees and their branches to sag and break under the added weight. More...

Wild Turkey's
The turkey is a large bird weighing as much as 6 kg in the wild and up to 12 kg in the domesticated varieties. In the USA, it has become the traditional symbol of the Thanksgiving Holiday that we celebrate every November. Many families come together for a large feast on Thanksgiving day, and the featured main dish is normally a large roasted turkey. To understand how this has come about, you need to learn a little about the early history of the USA. More...

County Fairs
Each state is divided into a number of governmental districts usually called counties. (In Louisiana, they are called parishes, and in Alaska they are called boroughs.) Most counties hold annual fairs during the summer months, and most states hold one grand fair for the entire state. The county fairs have been discontinued or greatly diminished in some of the more urban areas, but they still flourish in the rural farming and ranching areas of the USA. For many of the counties located in the MidWest or the western parts of the country, the county fair is the greatest social event of the year. More...