Places - Page 7

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.

Building a Better Saddle

by Wendy Lyons Sunshine

With the skill of a surgeon, Clint McDaniel, 34, painstakingly cuts out nearly 50 pieces of leather, the amount he’ll need to craft just one prized saddle sold at his family’s shop—McDaniel Saddlery—in Alvarado, Texas (pop. 3,288).

first appeared: 9/24/2006

Treasuring the Wizard of Oz

by Lou Ann Thomas

The Oz Museum in Wamego, Kan., houses some 2,000 items associated with the timeless movie, its actors and the magical world created by author L. Frank Baum.

first appeared: 9/24/2006

Celebrating Scandinavian Heritage

by Candice Helseth

All around Norsk Høstfest (Minot, N.D.), America's largest Scandinavian festival, some 60,000 attendees are enveloped by Scandinavian culture.

first appeared: 9/17/2006

Hometown with a Cause

by Alanna Nash

Fairmount, Ind., boasts more than its fair share of famous former residents, but none of them influenced popular culture like actor James Dean.

first appeared: 9/10/2006

Cornfield Craze

by Marti Attoun

Farm mazes grow into family fun

first appeared: 8/20/2006

The Running of the Sheep

by Brett French

first appeared: 8/6/2006

Harping in the Pines

by Laura Stavoe

first appeared: 7/30/2006

Lobsters and Lighthouses

by Virginia Wright

Rockland, Maine, is the lobstering hub of Knox County, which harvests 20 million pounds of the crustacean yearly, fully one-third of Maine's total catch and more than any other place on earth.

first appeared: 7/23/2006

The Smallest Biggest Oldest Tallest

by Melissa L. Jones

Superlatives abound across America

first appeared: 7/23/2006

A Town for Twins

by Lori Murray

first appeared: 7/16/2006

Our National Monuments

by Michael Nolan

Celebrating a century of treasured landmarks

first appeared: 7/9/2006

California's Citrus City

by Elisabeth Deffner

first appeared: 7/2/2006

Declaring America's Independence

by Willa Skinner

first appeared: 6/25/2006

Little Town on the Prairie

by Chuck Cecil

first appeared: 6/18/2006

Fortified by History

by Warren D. Jorgensen

first appeared: 6/11/2006

American Gothic's Birthplace

by Melody Warnick

first appeared: 6/4/2006

Eatons' Ranch

by Paul Higbee

America's original guest ranch has lassoed dudes for 124 years

first appeared: 6/4/2006

On With the Show

by Phyllis Edgerly Ring

first appeared: 5/14/2006

King of Power, Queen of Beauty

by Stuart Englert

first appeared: 5/7/2006

A Golden Legacy

by Debi Drake

first appeared: 4/30/2006

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