Many people have heard of Ellis Island but really do not understand what it really is and the role that it plays in our history. It was opened on January 1, 1892, and ended up becoming the United States main federal immigration station. It closed down around the year 1954 and did see and process [...]

Could you imagine sailing around the world? Many of us barely like leaving the city we live in, much less the state, but could you see yourself trying something like this. Sailing around the world is something that has been done by several people. Now even teenagers have gotten into the act.
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Of course each island you visit will certainly vary. But what does the basic life of an islander look like. Well in many island villages, the people may rely heavily on fishing for income and work. Fishermen are usually one of the biggest sources of incomes in these areas next to tourism related jobs. The [...]

There are many archipelago island chains all over the world today. Many islands still have active volcanos on them. Closer to home, such as Hawaii, they still have lots of activity on certain islands from the volcanic activity on them. Imagine looking out your back door and not only seeing a mountain side, but a [...]

Island sands can be quite beautiful. There are many different colors of sand at the beaches around the worlds. Most of us are used to the light tan colored sand found at lots of beaches. These sands can also be found at your local hardware stores used in play boxes or used in various ways [...]

Myths or not, lots of people associate treasures with islands. There always seems to be some sort of movie out where someone is trying to find some sort of treasure on some remote island. On islands and literally everywhere, people have found buried treasure though. A man in Europe recently went out into an open [...]