Where Forgottonia?

So where the heck is the lost state of Forgottonia? I forgot. Kidding.... bad joke. It's the western bulge of Illinois.

Why Forgottonia?

I have been fortunate enough to do two national radio interviews in the past week, and I must admit surprise that both hosts wanted to talk ...

Spring Break - make a state

It's Spring break season, and for a lot of people that means a week of sunburn on the Florida beaches. Doing research for Lost States t...

Fess, Daniel, and Transylvania

Fess Parker's recent passing has reminded many of his iconic portrayal of Daniel Boone in the 1960s TV series. Mr. Parker had a history ...

Henry gets traction

Maine's would-be breaker-upper Henry Joy is at it again... this week he's been pressing his plan to split Maine into two states. (He...

Listen to the national radio interview...

... on public radio's "Here and Now" program. With a little editing, they made me sound a lot more coherent than I really am. ...

Maine to split?

There is a new push in the Maine legislature in the last few days to split the state into two states. The guy behind the proposal is Henry J...

Lost States on national public radio

I did an interview on "Here and Now" which will air today (March 16) in most places. ( Find your station here. ) Host Robin Young ...

Palin's blunder (part 2)

Politicians make mistakes. And it's fun to point them out. So I didn't shy away from President Obama's mention of the "57 s...

Palin's geographic faux pas

A Minnesota newspaper is reporting a major geographic faux pas by Sarah Palin... and in a bizarre coincidence, I witnessed it personally. No...

The city that wants to switch states

It's ironic that Utah and Nevada are adjacent; the two states couldn't be more different. In Utah, you can't get a drink. In Nev...

How to win the Oscar

Here's how to win the Oscar: play the most movie-worthy real-life character in American history. The guy's name was William Bowles. ...

Topeka's "consequences"

View Larger Map Topeka, Kansas is changing it's name to Google, Kansas--for a month, in an attempt to attract Google's high speed f...