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Luke Fater

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This event showcasing the bounty of the Traverse City region’s amazing agriculture, craft, and creativity culminates with a Grand Tasting on August 23.

The Atlas Obscura Guide to Traverse City’s Event Season

Celebrating cherries, fireworks, horses, and more on the shores of Lake Michigan.

Sponsored By Traverse City Tourism
While initially unsanctioned, Toronto’s graffiti community converted this largely ignored alleyway into an epicenter of world-class street art.

10 Unexpected Places Where Creativity Shines in Toronto

From alleyways to abandoned industrial spaces to floating buildings, explore these unexpected testaments to Toronto’s creative nature.

Sponsored By Destination Toronto
Haunted Stays and Autumn Days in Colorado

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Haunted Stays and Autumn Days in Colorado

There’s so much to love about fall in Colorado, some people never leave.

Sponsored By Visit Colorado
Weeki Wachee is a small, Gulf Coast Florida town with its very own mermaid troupe.

mermaids

The City of Live Mermaids - Only in Florida

A childhood dream come true on the Gulf Coast is also an ode to roadside Americana and a love letter to Florida’s natural beauty.

Sponsored By VISIT FLORIDA
Blue Moon’s flavor dances on the tip of your tongue, taunting you into another guess, at turns familiar and elusive.

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The Enduring Midwestern Mystery of Blue Moon Ice Cream

And how—to the best of our ability—to make it at home.

By Luke Fater
Local historian Robert Searing poses with the new plaque and period actors.

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Locally Famous Foods Are Now Getting Plaques Like Historical Sites

Syracuse got one for salt potatoes—could your hometown be next?

By Luke Fater
For Sale: A $1 Million Bottle of Bordeaux Aged in Space

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For Sale: A $1 Million Bottle of Bordeaux Aged in Space

After 14 months on the ISS, the vintage Petrus could be yours.

By Luke Fater
For a seemingly simple snack, the Masters pimento cheese sandwich has attracted no shortage of drama.

food

The Sandwich Scandal at the Heart of the World’s Greatest Golfing Event

The Masters has it all—except its missing original pimento cheese recipe.

By Luke Fater
Bermuda's solution to its water conundrum is visible in the historic town of St. George.

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The Clever Architectural Feature That Makes Life on Bermuda Possible

How does an island with no lakes, rivers, or streams provide water for 65,000 people? Look up.

By Luke Fater
Peter Glazebrook cradles one of his creations, an 18-pound onion that won the world record in 2012.

food

Inside the Gently Competitive World of Giant Vegetable Growing

Great Britain's greatest green thumbs break records every year.

By Luke Fater
The town center of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, the island's only town.

food

Why a Tiny Island Created the Biggest Marine Sanctuary in the South Atlantic

Tristan da Cunha was first inhabited to keep an eye on Napoleon; now residents are looking out for lobsters.

By Luke Fater
This artist's rendition shows an ancient huntresses in action.

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Reintroducing the Big-Game Huntresses of the Ancient World

Men hunted, women gathered, right? It's a lot more complicated.

By Luke Fater
Early McDonald's fries came in a package featuring "Speedee," a mascot named after the restaurant's "speedee" service system.

food

My Hunt for the Original McDonald's French-Fry Recipe

Veteran line-cooks, experts, and die-hard fans tell the story of the fries that birthed an empire, then disappeared—until now.

By Luke Fater
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science

What Ancient Toilets Reveal About the History of the Human Gut

Scientists are learning loads from medieval latrines.

By Luke Fater
Construction crews are cooperating with expert paleontologists as the site is developed and more bones are uncovered.

museums

What Will Mexico City Do With 2,000 Mammoth Bones?

The fate of an enormous trove of fossils hangs in the balance.

By Luke Fater
The Shilin scenic zone in Yunnan Province is a popular destination for tourists.

geology

What Candy Can Teach Us About the Origin of Mysterious Stone Forests

A stunning geological phenomenon, sweetly explained.

By Luke Fater
Is that a face or a butt? Northern Botswana's lions, for one, are stumped.

science

When Botswana Farmers Paint Eyes on Their Cattle's Butts, Everyone Wins

The unlikely method may reshape an unhealthy relationship between farmers and lions.

By Luke Fater
UTSA adapted an image from a 1960 cookbook for their pandemic-era cover.

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A University Is Turning Historical Mexican Recipes Into Free E-Books

The project is meant to inspire home cooks during the pandemic.

By Luke Fater
The Japanese fruit sandwich that's almost too beautiful to eat—almost.

food

Around the World in Summer Treats That You Can Make at Home

Stay in and chill out with recipes for a historic Indian noodle dessert, Japanese fruit sandwiches, and more.

By Luke Fater
From May 11th to October 15th, the six usho of Gifu City perform their ancestral work.

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The Japanese Seabirds Who Fish for the Emperor

With only nine master fishermen left, a centuries-old tradition is at risk.

By Luke Fater
The role comes with Lynne Olver's personal collections of more than 2,300 books (not pictured).

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The Internet's Greatest Archive of Food History Needs a New Curator

A New Jersey reference librarian’s magnum opus could really use your help.

By Luke Fater
Towards the end of the burn, the fire can be spread simply by raking the burning straw.

farms

The Lost Art of Growing Blueberries With Fire

Using all four elements to grow the perfect berry.

By Luke Fater
Steven Raichlen has been around the world four times documenting the different ways people cook food over fire.

food

How to Make Smoked Foods From Around the World on Your Stovetop

With advice and recipes from a renowned expert.

By Luke Fater
New Yorkers are hearing the ubiquitous ice cream truck jingle emanating from police cruisers across several boroughs.

police

Why Are NYPD Cruisers Playing the Ice Cream Truck Jingle?

The melody occupies a niche space at the intersection of ice cream, entertainment, and Black history.

By Luke Fater
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