Poplar trees are common in North America. Many times they are called cottonwood trees because they shed fluffy white “cotton” in spring. The “cotton” contains seeds that are picked up by the wind and carried to new places to germinate and grow. Poplar in Spanish is: Alamo. A grove of several poplar trees is: Los…
In the early 1800s, the American West was still very wild and unknown. Native American tribes still prospered and lived peacefully in this area. Two tribes were prominent in the Great Basin region…the Paiute and the Shoshone. This part of America became the states we now call Nevada, Utah, and Idaho. In 1820, a boy…
When you think of Montana, what comes to mind? Wide open spaces? Mountains, forests, and miles and miles of prairie grass? Perhaps. Here’s another one for you: What about Glacier National Park? And if you had to think of something really interesting and well-known from Glacier National Park, what would that be? How about the…
