A South Dakota funeral or wedding isn’t the only reason to fill a church basement table. Any ordinary Sunday works too. German-Russian and Norwegian families settled South Dakota’s small towns generations ago, cooking the same dishes their descendants still make. These are the dishes South Dakota doesn’t save just for funerals and weddings. 1. Kuchen…
Ever wonder how many trucks it takes to keep Minnesota’s highways clear all winter? More than 800, Minnesota’s transportation department says. Every one of those trucks has a driver behind the wheel. These are the things Minnesota snowplow drivers wish residents understood. Note: This is general information, not legal advice. Traffic laws and penalties are…
A pending class action accuses Mattress Firm of advertising a $1,399.99 “regular” price right next to a $674 sale price on the same mattress. That’s a markdown of more than 50 percent. Plaintiffs say almost nobody ever paid the higher price to begin with. Mattress Firm isn’t the only place shoppers overpay. These are the…
Starting October 15, North Dakota law lets drivers bolt metal studs onto their tires for the winter. The state picked that date on purpose. Everything else in a car trunk follows the same logic. These are the things North Dakotans keep in their car from October on. Note: This is general information, not legal advice….
A family in Arkansas empties a late relative’s filing cabinet expecting the paperwork to answer every question. That doesn’t always happen. What often turns up instead is a mix of things everyone in the family already agreed to out loud, years ago, and never put on paper. These are the things Arkansas families assume are…
South Carolina is the only state that has made boiled peanuts its official snack by law. That’s only the start of game day here. These are the things South Carolinians do at a tailgate that nobody else would. 1. Watching From a Cockaboose Fans tailgate outside Williams-Brice Stadium from inside a railroad car. Twenty-two of…
Grand Hotel will ring a bell and hold a public closing ceremony to end its season on October 26, according to the hotel’s 2026 calendar. The change happens fast. Grand Hotel’s shutdown is only one version of a pattern repeating across Michigan’s Lake Michigan resort towns as summer crowds thin out and the color tour…
A Nebraska driver cruising Interstate 80 at 75 mph loses five of those miles per hour the instant the highway crosses into Iowa. That’s just the start of it. These are the things that change when Nebraskans cross into Iowa. Note: This is general information, not legal or tax advice. Nebraska and Iowa’s laws, tax…
A leashed dog can lunge hard at a shape moving through the trees. That shape doesn’t always run. Vermont’s moose breeding season is from mid-September through mid-October, right when bulls stop backing off from anything in their path. These are the fall hazards Vermont dog owners underestimate every October. 1. Bow Hunters in the Woods…
Publix’s annual report to federal regulators lists the historical influx of winter residents to Florida as one reason its sales typically rise every winter. The everyday shopper can feel Publix shift in the winter from its aisles to its staffing. Here are four things Publix shoppers in Florida experience in the winter that aren’t the…
