Here are some short fun facts (found facts?) I’ve discovered during my travel adventures. Sometimes silly, sometimes serious — always insightful. Ok, maybe not always.
Coeur d’Alene is French for “Heart of the Awl.”
6:21 PM • Aug 26, 2022
Over a billion ounces of silver have been mined in Idaho’s Silver Valley.
3:04 PM • Aug 19, 2022
There are more cattle in Montana than people.
9:19 AM • Aug 1, 2022
Itasca State Park, the first state park in Minnesota, has over 100 lakes.
8:31 AM • Jul 25, 2022
The first Red Rocks concert took place in 1906.
5:11 PM • Jul 18, 2022
Lake Superior is the world’s largest freshwater lake by surface area.
8:47 AM • Jun 18, 2022
Saint Paul has more miles of Mississippi Riverfront than any other city.
3:58 PM • Jun 7, 2022
Only 11 of the 50 state capitol buildings do not have a dome.
3:58 PM • Jun 1, 2022
Peaking at 12,183 feet, 11 miles of Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park is above treeline.
2:46 PM • May 28, 2022
Grand County‘s lakes are known as the “Great Lakes of Colorado.”
10:01 PM • May 26, 2022
