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The Muddled Origins of the Word ‘Viking’

November 16, 2023

Excerpted and adapted with permission from American Vikings: How the Norse Sailed into the Lands and Imaginations of America by Martyn Whittock, published November 7, 2023 by Pegasus Books. All rights reserved. Beginning in the eighth century, raiders exploded out of Scandinavia in a way that shocked their contemporaries in Western Europe. Their victims used various names for their attackers from the north. In Anglo-Saxon (Old English) writings the terms “Danes,” “Northmen,” “pagans,” or “heathens” were the ones most...

Scotland's Oldest Tartan Rose From a Peat...

November 16, 2023

Sometime around the 1980s, maybe, a rough, yellow-tinged piece of fabric, slightly larger than a placemat, was pulled from a peat bog in Glen Affric, Scotland. The cloth is a swatch of tartan, the fabric associated with Scottish kilts, featuring the telltale interlocked stripes of various sizes and colors. (The term also applies to the pattern, which many know as plaid. But not all plaids are tartan, and to add to the confusion, in Scotland a plaid is a...

Canistrum Toilets in Kenilworth, Australia

November 16, 2023

The official name for the design is Canistrum (Latin for wicker basket) and was described by its designer Michael Lennie as “an unfinished basket reflecting an unfinished history.” The council invested in the design to attract visitors, with the idea inspired by the Hundertwasser toilet in New Zealand. Michael Lennie’s design was chosen in the Kenilworth Designer Dunny with almost 200 entries. The designs all had to take into account the seasonal flooding from the Mary River. It is intended to honor...

Statue of Morley's Dog in Johnstown, Pennsylvania

November 16, 2023

In the 1977 movie Slap Shot, a comedy about a fictitious rag-tag team known as the Charleston Chiefs, player/coach Reg Dunlop (played by Paul Newman) leads his team to an unlikely championship. Johnstown itself plays a starring role in the film as the declining factory town, Charleston. Several Johnstown venues appear in the film, including Johnstown Train Station, The Hendler Hotel (now the Social Security Administration), Cambria County War Memorial Arena, and Main Street, which runs along Central Park. One...

St. Mary's Church in Ballinrobe, Ireland

November 16, 2023

Henry Clarke was an Irish stained-glass artist and book illustrator whose works are beloved in his home country but are not universally known. Born in Dublin, he was a leading figure in the Irish Arts and Crafts Movement. His father, Joshua Clarke, was a church decorator whose company later branched out into the creation of custom stained glass. Harry apprenticed with his father, and by the age of 21 he was creating award-winning designs and pieces alongside a successful...

Wilson Canyon in Smith Valley, Nevada

November 16, 2023

There are few places in Nevada where a highway runs alongside a flowing river, and this is one. This scenic canyon is a “water gap,” where an active watercourse crosses a mountain range. The aesthetic attractiveness is heightened by the incongruous contrast of desert and river. The West Walker River, which rises in the Sierra Nevada to the west, is also undammed except for some low irrigation diversion structures at the east end of Wilson Canyon. This is nearly...

Elvis Presley Final Concert Plaque in Indianapolis,...

November 16, 2023

On June 26, 1977, Elvis Presley’s final public performance was held in front of nearly 18,000 screaming fans inside the Market Square Arena, which used to dominate this block of Circle City. Six weeks later, Elvis died, at his home in Graceland. Though the arena and Elvis are both long gone, the Elvis Presley memorial plaque, twice dedicated, remains. The $10,000 plaque and base, placed by the Taking Care of Presley Memorial Benefit Committee, enshrines a ticket stub from...

Cubagua Island in Venezuela

November 16, 2023

Located off the northeastern coast of Venezuela, Cubagua Island holds a fascinating history and is home to the remnants of the once-thriving city of Nueva Cadiz. This small island, measuring only 9.2 square miles, played a significant role in the early exploration and colonization of the Americas. Nueva Cadiz, founded in 1500 by Spanish explorer Alonso de Ojeda, was one of the first European settlements in the New World. It quickly became a bustling hub of activity, attracting merchants,...

Hiawatha Trail in Mullan, Idaho

November 16, 2023

The Chicago, St. Paul, Milwaukee, and Pacific Railroad, more usually known simply as the Milwaukee Road, was a railroad that headed west from Chicago across the northern United States. By the early 20th century, it extended all the way to Seattle. The railroad had financial difficulties through much of its existence and went into bankruptcy in 1977. The line to the West Coast, the so-called Pacific Extension, was abandoned in 1980. This part of the route, through the Rocky...

St. Ignatius Mission in Saint Ignatius, Montana

November 16, 2023

The Sistine Chapel is a long way from the Flathead Reservation in Montana. However, the St. Ignatius Mission Church also places a lot of value on its prized ceiling and the frescoes that adorn it. So who was the Michelangelo of the mountains? Brother Joseph Carignano, an amateur artist and the mission’s cook and handyman, painted all the works over a 14-month span. The mission’s history predates the church, and even this location. Famed Jesuit missionary Pierre-Jean De Smet...

Podcast: The Lightning Field

November 16, 2023

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we visit an installation in the New Mexico desert that’s a bucket list destination for art nerds. It’s also a testament to the extraordinary control the artist who created it was able to exert, even after death. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In under 15 minutes, we’ll take you to...

The Benefits of Reputation Management Software for...

November 16, 2023

Companies operating in the travel and tourism industry can live or die based on their online reputation. For this reason, a reputation management strategy is crucial, and reputation management software can play a major role in achieving sustainable business success. Here, you will find out more about the importance of a good reputation, the value The post The Benefits of Reputation Management Software for Travel Companies appeared first on Revfine.com.

Irgandi Bazaar Bridge in Bursa, Turkey

November 16, 2023

This bridge was commissioned by a merchant in 1442 known as Müslihiddin. Müslihiddin was a wealthy silk merchant who often traded with Italy, where the similar covered bridge Ponte Vecchio is located in Florence. Despite damage from an earthquake in 1854 and the Turkish War of Independence, it still fulfills its original role in the city’s commerce today.

Paddle Steamer Waverley in Glasgow, Scotland

November 15, 2023

Paddle Steamers used to be status quo of travel globally, these days, you’d be hard pressed to find one. Most stay in inactive preservation and those that do operate are confined to whichever body of water they are operated in. Not the Paddle Stamer Waverley though. She is the last ocean-going paddle steamer in the world. She isn’t the first PS Waverley though, the original Waverley, built in 1899, served as a passenger steamer down the River Clyde. She...

Hook Lighthouse in Churchtown, Ireland

November 15, 2023

Hook Lighthouse is one of the world’s oldest lighthouses—second only to the Tower of Hercules in Spain. The structure that stands in County Wexford today was built in the 12th century, but local tradition holds that there has been some sort of signal at this site since the 5th century. The tower stands 35 meters tall, and you can climb 115 steps inside its thick walls to the chamber at the top. It’s said that the phrase “by hook or by crook”...

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