Lewis Ogden O’Brien had just turned 12 in the spring of 1885, when he scribbled out a short note, jammed it inside a bottle, and hid it inside an air vent at his family’s new winter estate in Florida. The oldest of three, Lewis would [Read more…]

History is written in the architecture all over St. Augustine. From coquina walkways to gilded arches, each structure carries with it not only a unique design, but a unique story. High on the dunes of Crescent Beach, just a few hundred yards north of State [Read more…]

It’s ten-thirty in the morning and I’m standing in the darkness of a cave somewhere in the middle of the Tennessee wilderness. A young tour guide with a buttery Southern accent is rattling off some history tidbits when I hear it. One of the most [Read more…]

Hi, there. *Cough* Man, this thing is covered up in some serious dust. I guess it’s been a while, huh? Well, I’m happy to report that my absence is for good reasons. Life has been crazy, wonderfully, chaotically busy for me these last two years. [Read more…]