Current Issue: July/August 2003
Features
Hoop Dreams Spring Eternal in Springfield, Staff Report
Filled with intense competition, nail-biting shoot-outs, and supreme sportsmanship, the 31st edition of the Elks National "Hoop Shoot" finals was truly a weekend to remember.
History on the Bay: Annapolis and Baltimore, by Patricia Ann McNair
Although the waters of Chesapeake Bay have had a profound impact on the development of these nearby maryland cities, travel author Patricia Ann McNair found out that there's a lot more to Annapolis and Baltimore than just crab cakes.
Crazy Horse and Crazy Dreamer, by Edward A. Joseph
In 1939 Sioux chief Henry Standing Bear wrote the following words to Korczak Ziolkowski, inviting the sculptor to carve a mountain memorial to Crazy Horse: "My fellow chiefs and I would like the white man to w\know the red man has great heroes, too." Thanks to Zioldolski's relentless determination, the Crazy Horse memoria stands today as one of the wonders of the modern world.
A Most Spectacula Real Estate Deal, by Margaret Malsam
This year, states across the national will be celebrating the bicentennial of one of the most important events in American history--thesigning of the Louisiana Purchase. Nearly doubling the size of the country, the acquisition of he territories truly set America on the path to greatness.
