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Concession Obsession: Mini Donuts

Donut History Before we can talk about mini-donuts we should look at regular donuts… One of the AG Minute videos features the history of donuts and explains that they date back to a sea captain in 1847 who used the spokes on his steering wheel to hold his doughnuts. They were first mass-produced in the [...]

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Travelling Amusement Parks

Amusement Parks That Move From Town to Town Excitement builds as you watch them set up various carts and mobile kitchens at the fairgrounds or the shopping mall parking lot. All of the usual suspects are there: the Octopus ride, the Ferris wheel, the games of chance, and the hot dog and cotton candy concession [...]

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Roadside Attractions: Wigwam Motels and Tee Pee Curios

Roadside Wigwams and Teepees On a theme today, we look at wigwam and teepee tourist attractions along Route 66. Wigwam Motels Wigwam Motel, Holbrook Arizona 811 W Hopi Drive Have You Slept in a Wigwam Lately? Actually, it seemed like no one had slept at the Wigwam Motel in Arizona in quite some time when [...]

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