Although the identifying feature of fairy tale Dwarfs is height, these magical creatures of Faerie were not always short. Common in Norse...

Daughter of a lawyer, Anita Augspurg (1857 - 1943) was one of the foremost advocates of women's rights in Germany. The late nineteenth...

Known as the father of flight and father of aviation, Otto Lilienthal was famous in his lifetime. People came the distance to watch his...

Enjoying a fabulous Rhine cruise here in Canada! The Rhine is one of most romantic rivers in the world, with gorgeous scenery, ancient...

In Victorian era Germany, steam is an engineer's dream. Wood burning steam machines and logging for quick construction almost destroy the...