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During a cross country flight, take a look out the window. What do you see? Lots of open space and small towns, each with its own story and unique people. If you need a new place to explorer on your next vacation, try some of the places American Profile has visited.
Bravo Farms Cheese Factory-Traver, California user story images

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Bravo Farms began in 1979 as a small dairy farm in Visalia, California. Owned by Bill Boersma and his wife Pat, they ran the dairy several years before deciding to evolve into farmstead cheesemakers
Boys & Girls Clubs of America images

by Marian Collins

Helping kids be their best
Honoring Herbert Hoover images

by Lisa Lavia Ryan

Travelers driving through western Iowa often stop in West Branch (pop. 2,188) to see the house where President Herbert Hoover was born.
Giving Hugs to Heroes images

by Sandy Summer

Soft-spoken Bailey Reese sits at the kitchen table of her home in Niceville, Fla., diligently packing boxes with gum, candy, mints and puzzles
Marbles by the Millions images

by Vivian Wagner

Kevin Thompson digs his shovel into a pile of empty perfume bottles, broken flower vases and discarded auto headlights, tossing the clinking, glittering glass into a large metal container in the bright morning sun.
Remembering the Runners-Up images

by Marti Attoun

When the winner of the U.S. presidential election moves into the White House in January, the loser will get a place of honor in the They Also Ran Gallery, in Norton, Kan.
Remembering Gunsmoke images

by Paulette Cohn

Roy Rogers, the Lone Ranger and Hopalong Cassidy were straight-shootin' good guys who helped popularize cowboys on television.
Honoring a Literary Legend images

by Tim Ghianni

A half-century ago, Robert Penn Warren returned to visit the brick bungalow in Guthrie, Ky. (pop. 1,469), where he was born.
The Great Pumpkin Patch images

by Marti Attoun

Lush green pumpkin plants blanket the countryside near Keenes, Ill. (pop. 99), where workers walk through fields snipping bright orange jewels from the vines.
Thar's Gold in Dahlonega images

by Stuart Englert

A Fair for the Ages images

by Sean Conneely

A fair for the ages
Cooking School for Kids is Recipe for Success user story

shared by mitchmedley

Success is sweet for Tessy Santos-Medley, owner of Classy Kids Cook, a new Children's Cooking School and Etiquette Training Center, located in Raleigh, North Carolina "We are so very excited
Unusual Eateries images

by Vicki Cox

This Week's Covery Story: Dining in America's oddest locales
Celebrating Danish Heritage images

by Judith A. Stock

A parade float shaped like a Viking ship moves slowly down Copenhagen Drive in Solvang, Calif. (pop. 5,332), known as the Danish Capital of America.
Alaska's Halibut Hub images

by Stuart Englert

Jerry Saunders, 72, threads a herring onto a 3-inch hook and throws the bait over the side of his boat in Kachemak Bay near Homer, Alaska
The Great Loop images

by Marti Attoun

Guy Leverett pilots his 37-foot trawler slowly across the harbor in Charleston, S.C., enjoying the afternoon sunshine as a dolphin swims a few feet away in the boat's wake.
Built for Speed images

by Richard McVey

On the barren, white landscape of Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats, a line of hot rods and motorcycles stretches nearly half a mile long.
The Front Porch images

by Marti Attoun

Ann Deemer coos to her 3-month-old grandson as they swing on the century-old front porch of her Victorian home in Athens, Ala.
Tragedy Touches Home user story

shared by DMDUSA

My family and I chose a delightful young lady from Greenland to host for the 07-08 school year. August 10th, Rita arrived in Idaho with all my family at the airport to greet her when she stepped
Reveling the Railroad images

by Ann Hattes

The heyday of the “iron horse” is becoming more of a memory every day—except in Union, Ill. (pop. 576),
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