World War I, the "war to end war," was a messy business. Beginning in 1914 and ending in 1918, more than 8.5 million soldiers died, not only from actual combat… Read More
By John Perritano 3 months ago
John Perritano
I am an award-winning journalist who has a written numerous articles and books (fiction and nonfiction) for adults and children. I've worked for some heavyweight publishers include Scholastic, Time/Life, National Geographic, among others. I have a passion for animals, including my dogs, cats, and a frog who doesn't have a name.
Look! Up in the sky! Is that an eagle? No, it’s a heron. Sorry…it’s a finch. No…wait…a crane. Okay, no one is going to confuse an eagle with a heron,… Read More
By John Perritano 3 months ago
In the Northern Hemisphere, spruce trees rock. Some 40 species of these tall, ornamental evergreens provide people with, among other things, pulp to make paper, and wood to build and… Read More
By John Perritano 4 months ago
Frozen lakes play an outsized role in the Northern Hemisphere during the winter, including in the United States. From ice hockey to ice skating, from ice fishing to snowmobiling, iced-over… Read More
By John Perritano 4 months ago
Missouri — the “Show Me State” — is the home of Harry Truman, Maya Angelou, George Washington Carver, Emmett Kelly, the Gateway Arch, and Major League Baseball's St. Louis Cardinals. It… Read More
By John Perritano 4 months ago
Winter can be brutal in Wisconsin as any Cheesehead can relate. All you need to do is go to a late-season Packers game at Lambeau Field in Green Bay and… Read More
By John Perritano 4 months ago
New York has the Empire State Building; Dubai the Burj Khalifa; China the glittering Shanghai Tower. But long before these skyscrapers, edifices to human ingenuity and hubris, scratched the atmosphere,… Read More
By John Perritano 5 months ago
Deer hunting is a rite of passage for many. But for those living in New York State, hunting is akin to a religion. Travel to the Catskill Mountains, the Adirondacks,… Read More
By John Perritano 5 months ago
From Dubai to New York to Paris to Hong Kong, our planet is home to many amazing cities. They spiral into the sky with gleaming glass, stone, and steel towers.… Read More
By John Perritano 5 months ago
In Southern Africa, where the Zulu, Pondo, and Xhosa people live, a mythical creature called the lightning bird is part of the local mythology. As its name suggests, the bird… Read More
By John Perritano 5 months ago
If you’re interested in sea monsters, and many people are, there is one behemoth supposedly lurking in Lake Champlain, the body of water that separates New York State and Vermont.… Read More
By John Perritano 6 months ago
Washington, D.C. The capital of the United States. It's a gorgeous city with magnificent architecture, parks, and so much to do. Monuments abound for the great and those whom history… Read More
By John Perritano 6 months ago
The maple and oak trees were the first to come crashing, their leaf-filled branches buckling under the weight of wet, sloppy snow. It was the second full week of autumn… Read More
By John Perritano 7 months ago
October is an interesting month. Temperatures are falling. Days are getting shorter. Nights are longer. Watching football, raking leaves, carving pumpkins, drinking apple cider, and trick or treating are all… Read More
By John Perritano 7 months ago
Pittsburg, New Hampshire, is a dot on the New England map in an area the locals call “The Great North Woods.” Incorporated in 1804, the tiny burg borders Quebec, Canada.… Read More
By John Perritano 7 months ago
Claude Monet knew a thing or two about flowers. The French impressionist painted chrysanthemums, peonies, and roses, among others. “I must have flowers, always, and always,” he said. While a… Read More
By John Perritano 7 months ago
If you regularly watch the Hallmark Channel, you might think Vermont invented autumn. Such movies as “Moonlight in Vermont,” and “Falling for Vermont” take great pains to use the Green… Read More
By John Perritano 7 months ago
Can you feel it? Just a little nip in the air. It’s mostly warm during the day, but at night, when the sun hides, you can sense the subtle change.… Read More
By John Perritano 7 months ago
For centuries, the lakes have been watery superhighways for pleasure craft, steamboats, barges, container ships, and much more. Storms pop up without warning, sometimes drowning ships. The Great Lake… Read More
By John Perritano 8 months ago
Samuel de Champlain was a 17th-century rock star — at least in France. Born into a seafaring family, the noted cartographer, soldier, and explorer received permission from the French government… Read More
By John Perritano 8 months ago
When plying the azure waters of the Mediterranean Sea, a person cannot help but be mesmerized. The Mediterranean is beyond breathtaking, not only for its natural beauty but also for… Read More
By John Perritano 8 months ago
Located on the East Coast of the United States, New Hampshire is the second smallest New England state in terms of area (Rhode Island is the tiniest). Although diminutive, the… Read More
By John Perritano 8 months ago
New York City has the most identifiable skyline in the world. While Paris sports the Eiffel Tower and Dubai, the world’s tallest buildings, many of NYC's skyscrapers have become iconic… Read More
By John Perritano 8 months ago
The Colebrook River Lake Dam is a big dam on the west branch of the Farmington River. It's 223 feet high, 1,300 feet long, and took four years to build.… Read More
By John Perritano 8 months ago
Americans love to visit national monuments. Some, like the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, are humbling. Others, such as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, serve… Read More
By John Perritano 9 months ago
Your vegetable garden is in full bloom. The beefsteak tomatoes are reaching for the sun, and it seems as if you might get a bumper crop of green beans this… Read More
By John Perritano 9 months ago
August in the Northern Hemisphere usually marks the start of the dog days of summer, when temperatures scorch, and humidity weighs people down. In London, the capital of the United… Read More
By John Perritano 9 months ago
Are you a cat person, or are you a dog person? Who would you rather see win a feline-canine smackdown — Fido or Fluffy? People seem to believe that dogs… Read More
By John Perritano 9 months ago
Nathan Stidham is a Virginia state trooper by trade and a beekeeper by hobby. So, it’s not uncommon for Stidham’s honeybees to sting him from time to time. And that’s precisely… Read More
By John Perritano 9 months ago
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