Strictly speaking a white Christmas is nothing more than a covering of fallen flakes of frozen water on the ground. According to AccuWeather’s analysis of the past 30 years only two large US cities (>250,000 city population) have a better than 50% chance of a white Christmas. Those two cities… Read more“Map Monday, Your Chances for a White Christmas”
Category: Science
Map Monday, Happy 50th Birthday to Star Trek
NBC broadcast the first episode of Star Trek on September 8th 1966. Sold as a spacey version of Wagon Train the series took a cerebral twist. Told through a sixties cultural lens it explored racism, fear of technology, and weapons of mass destruction. Unfortunately the five year mission of the… Read more“Map Monday, Happy 50th Birthday to Star Trek”
Map Monday, Watkins Glen State Park
If you live outside the Finger Lakes region, you probably associate Watkins Glen with auto racing. The first Watkins Glen Grand Prix was held in 1948. The race utilized public roads and ran through the heart of the town. After the death of a seven-year-old spectator the race was moved… Read more“Map Monday, Watkins Glen State Park”