An unexpected ship pops up in the middle of the stunning Vermont countryside. This elegant paddlewheel steamer used to ply the waters of the Great Lakes until the Shelburne Museum acquired it in the 1950s. Come aboard and learn the story of the Ticonderoga! https://youtu.be/zVaUTnvyX24 #nathanaelmiller, #sparks1524, #shorttakes, #unexpectedships, #steamboat, #steamer, #ship, #paddlewheel, #GreatLakes, #Vermont, … Continue reading Short Takes: Unexpected Ships – Ticonderoga
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Short Takes – The Pony Express
Come ride along with the Pony Express here on Short Takes! Looming large in the mythos of the American Wild West, the Pony Express only operated for 18 months before fading into history. Come take a brief look at the United States’ first transcontinental high-speed mail delivery system! https://youtu.be/J319KWEDWZE #nathanaelmiller, #sparks1524, #ponyexpress, #shorttakes, #wildwest, #western, … Continue reading Short Takes – The Pony Express
Short Takes: Unexpected Ships — USS Memphis
Another Unexpected Ships here on Short Takes! Strolling about Nashville’s scenic Centennial Park can reveal the bronze scrollwork from the bow of the cruiser USS Memphis (CA 10), a ship that started life as USS Tennessee! Join me for the story of USS Memphis—the USS Tennessee before the USS Tennessee! https://youtu.be/EbnGh-4CaRg #nathanaelmiller, #sparks1524, #shorttakes, #tennessee, … Continue reading Short Takes: Unexpected Ships — USS Memphis
Short Takes – Ghost Light
NEW VIDEO!! Join our crack paranormal investigators on this Short Takes visit to the haunted ghost light guiding vessels into Pensacola Bay. The Pensacola Lighthouse is often said to be one of the most haunted structures in the City of Five Flags. Take a short, spooky journey to visit these spooky, but largely friendly, 'long-term … Continue reading Short Takes – Ghost Light
Short Takes – First Crossing
NEW VIDEO!! Take a Short Takes break and travel back to 1919 to soar across the Atlantic with the first aircraft to successfully cross ANY ocean—the giant NC-4 flying boat! Largely lost in the shadow of later aerial conquests, the NC-4 is the aircraft that proved the viability of transoceanic flight!! https://youtu.be/z8HRxdnwlFo #nathanelmiller, #sparks1524, #shorttakes, … Continue reading Short Takes – First Crossing
Sparks1524 Video – 100!
NEW VIDEO!! This is IT! The 100th episode of Sparks1524! Take a moment to see how it all began, and then join me for a brief discussion about the future plans I and my crack staff of one (me!) have in store! Let's celebrate this small, but significant, milestone! https://youtu.be/2QhHSaa1ltk #nathanaelmiller, #sparks1524, #video, #justmythoughts, #travellog, … Continue reading Sparks1524 Video – 100!
Short Takes – The Many Ghosts of Pensacola’s Seville Quarter
HALLOWEEN SHORT TAKES VIDEO! The many ghosts of Pensacola’s Seville Quarter a friendly lot. Come take a short, spooky tour around this bedrock cornerstone of Pensacola’s thriving nightlife…a place for both living and spectral patrons! https://youtu.be/zgGEFVT6H6E #nathanaelmiller, #sparks1524, #shorttakes, #ghosts, #ghoststory, #pensacola, #florida, #sunshinestate, #gulfcoast, #folklore, #ghost, #halloween, #legends, #sevillequarter,
Short Takes – Bowie’s Haunted Bridge
New Short Takes video!! Take a quick trip with me to the creepily haunted Governor’s Bridge in Bowie, Maryland. This short span across the Patuxent River is full of enough legends and ghost stories to keep your entire Halloween season supplied with spooky fun! https://youtu.be/yXz3jCgZ3BA #nathanaelmiller, #sparks1524, #shorttakes, #ghoststory, #ghoststories, #bridges, #hauntedbridges, #maryland, #bowie, #legend, … Continue reading Short Takes – Bowie’s Haunted Bridge
New Short Takes Video – The Pensacola Museum!
New Short Takes video!! Come with me for a short tour of the Pensacola Museum at the University of West Florida. Located in historic downtown Pensacola, the museum traces the city’s history from the pre-Columbian era to the modern-day incarnation of the oldest founded European city in North America! https://youtu.be/Etv4siyEcm8 #nathanaelmiller, #sparks1524, #Pensacola, #Florida, #GulfCoast, … Continue reading New Short Takes Video – The Pensacola Museum!
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