Whitie Cox

My family recently returned from a pretty amazing river trip on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in the Idaho wilderness. One of the campsites along this river is called “Whitie Cox,” named after the man who was buried here. His story is pretty amazing. Whitie Cox was a Read more…

Peder Skram

Check out this amazing headstone from Ostbirk Churchyard in Denmark. It memorializes Peder Skram, a now-famous Danish Naval Admiral. He was born around 1500 on his father’s estate, and he went on to have a remarkable career. A famous now-retired Danish warship bares his name. The fact that a headstone Read more…