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Fairness requires that I give each of these towns their own, individual stories.

Goldfield, Colorado

As I drove to the Manitoulin Island community of Little Current, Ontario, luck was something that was foremost on my mind.  First, I knew I was lucky to get this opportunity.  Second, I would be extremely lucky if the forecast rain and potential thunderstorms held off until after I was finished.  Finally, my luck would hit the trifecta if a boat would present itself at just the right time.  If the last two elements came together as the first had, I would be a very happy person.

History: 

In the late 1880's, overcrowding at Minnesota's two main psychiatric facilities prompted the state to begin looking at the construction of a third. The legislature passed a bill allocating $24,280 for the purchase of 596 acres of land, and a further $70,000 for construction of the required buildings.

History: 

The Distant Early Warning (DEW) line of radar across the arctic was modernized and the overall number of stations required was reduced. The chain was renamed the North Warning System (NWS).

In 2001, this incredible, old church burned almost to the ground. The committee faced three choices. First, to place a monument on the location of the church and move on. Second, to build a new, more modern church. Third, and most expensively, to build the church as an exact replica of the original. Obviously from the pictures, they chose the third, and most difficult option.

Milnet, originally known as Sellwood Junction, began its journey in the early 20th century as a remote station and watering stop for the Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR, later CN). The railway line's arrival marked the beginning of an intense period of lumbering activity in the area. Shortly after the railway line opened, the lumber industry moved in, leading to the establishment of a sawmill on the shores of the Vermillion River.