Author: Ms. R.

The Rangers FC are considered the most successful team in Scottish football history with 54 league titles. The first match that was played at the Ibrox stadium was against Heart of Midlothian in December 1899.  Ibrox underwent significant redevelopment in 1928, which saw the construction of the iconic red-brick grandstand, designed by Archibald Leitch. At that point, the stadium could hold more than 80,000 fans, but was further enlarged during the 1930s with expansions of the terraces. Ibrox achieved……

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Before it became known for summer tourism and cranberry bogs, Wareham was the center for a more hard-hitting industry: nail manufacturing. The Tremont Nail Company, founded in 1819 on the ashes of a cotton mill that was partially burned by the British during the War of 1812, is the only remnant of what was once one of Wareham’s most important economic drivers. The country’s oldest nail company, Tremont made nails at this site along the Wareham River and just……

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Inuksuit (singular inukshuk or inuksuk) are collections of rocks, most commonly arranged in a vaguely humanoid shape or as cairns, stacked by indigenous populations in northern Canada, Greenland, and Alaska, such as the Inuit and Yupik. While there are many theories about their traditional uses and symbolism, including as markers and guidance tools, inuksuit continue to be crafted by these populations in modern times and have become an internationally-distinguishing symbol, particularly for Canada. With the flag of the territory……

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This well set into the hillside was first constructed during the Victorian period in the late 1800s. It was named after Jamie Wright, a local printer who worked at the Lennoxtown Calico Printing Works. Wright was a keen fisherman and during one fishing trip, he discovered a natural spring of fresh water making its way down the hillside. He constructed a well at the spring to aide those who were venturing through Campsie Fells. The well has been modified……

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The 1970s was a period of new architectural discoveries in Estonia and designers were eager to experiment. This multi-purpose administrative building was designed by architect Toomas Rein and was completed in 1977. The building was crafted as an octagonal space that rises up a central construction. Although the building appears to have many levels, it’s actually just three floors. The ground floor housed commercial premises and a lobby. The backside of the building featured a cafe and access to……

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Come January and February each year, much of China’s population gears up for the world’s most massive coordinated migration. The Lunar New Year is traditionally spent with family, which means that millions of people across the country pack their bags and head home, a process known in Mandarin as tuányuán (团圆), or “reunion.” Growing up in a Chinese family, I was no stranger to this tradition. Though our Lunar New Year celebrations were relatively tame by Chinese standards, the……

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Just a few strides away from the snowmobile, Doug Chabot knew that something was off. His uphill-equipped skis sunk deep into the snow, deeper than they should have. Weak snow, he noted, as he followed the track left by his partner’s skis. The two figures ascended the slope of Lionhead Ridge, a popular backcountry skiing area in southwest Montana, just north of Yellowstone National Park. It was November 24, and snow was falling. Little had come down over the……

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In 1804, indigenous Tlingit people living near the Alaskan town of Sitka went to war with the Russians. Russian fur traders, actually, and their battle would have far reaching consequences, not just for the Tlingit, but also for the future of Alaska, by setting the stage for it to become part of the United States. The battleground where this took place is now part of the Sitka National Historic Park, but the precise location of the Tlingit fort had……

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Just across from Silver Lake Reservoir is the building Richard Neutra once called his home and workplace until his death in 1970. The first iteration of this house was constructed in 1932 with the financial backing of a wealthy Dutch industrialist named Cees H. Van der Leeuw, which is where the “VDL” initials come from.  Sadly, a fire destroyed the original property in March 1963, turning much of his life’s work and architectural sketches into ashes. However, his son……

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In 2005, Pascal Sombardier discovered the largest natural arch in the Alps, Tour Isabelle or Tour Percée, with a span well over 90 feet (30 meters). He revealed the find to the world a year later in a book entitled Chartreuse Insolite, with a cover photo that triggered a passion for arch hunting across the region. In the following years, over 70 arches were added to the list in Chartreuse alone. The Chartreuse Mountains, a limestone massif in France, is……

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