Clip-clop, clip-clop, clip-clop—the rhythmic sound of six big tires slapping against the aged cement surface of America’s most widely recognized road varies from soft-spoken to jolting reactions as our Ford F-350 Super Duty works its way southwest through Illinois. After easy, smooth-flowing Ohio—the best I-80 surfaces we have experienced—Indiana and Illinois illustrate what happens when…
In 1914, Henry Ford and naturalist John Burroughs wanted to visit Thomas Edison in Florida. They explored the Everglades and other regions, starting an experience, a movement for more Americans to see their country. The following year, Harvey Firestone joined the trio as they explored the state of California, now with a larger assortment of…
The rapid expansion of technology into every facet of our lives provides ample opportunities for new ideas that improve our economy as well as create new entrepreneurs. Peter Rauscher is one such individual working to create additional visitor convenience, gainful relationships, as well as an untapped service for traveling mariners. Rauscher, the son of a…
AAA estimated that over 72 million Americans would travel this 250th Birthday Weekend, with over 61 million Americans driving more than 50 miles, while others flew, boated, cruised, or boarded a train. These projections exceeded any previous Fourth of July activity, signaling a thirst for savoring a portion of America’s birthday, despite fuel prices being…
For contractors of all stripes, the most important tool in the vast assortment of toolsneeded to conduct their work, is often the truck with their name on the door. In Downeast Maine, at the doorstep to Acadia National Park, in Ellsworth, Lamoine,Hancock, and Trenton as well as throughout the scenic, rock-bound coastal towns ofBar Harbor,…