by Stowaway Magazine | Oct 3, 2016 | Culture, Fall 2016
Cinnamon Challenge, anybody? This social media craze may be relatively recent, but cinnamon itself is one of the oldest known spices in the world—it was imported from Egypt as early as 2000 BC and is mentioned in Greek texts beginning in 700 BC. Cinnamon was highly...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jul 2, 2016 | Away For A Weekend, Getaways, Spring 2016
If you’re in Philadelphia to see the Liberty Bell (which means you’re really there for the cheesesteaks), take some time away from the city crowds and go to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Rolling fields, horse-drawn carriages, country-style meals, and roadside...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 16, 2015 | Fall 2014, Highway Highlight
At the mention of the Oregon Trail, many young Americans will recall fording rivers, crossing plains, and being waylaid by dysentery or broken legs in a popular game played on flickering computer screens. The real Oregon Trail, used by many American pioneers during...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jul 1, 2014 | Culture, Eats, Four Corners, Summer 2014
It may surprise you to learn that eggplant is not what it seems: this native Indian plant is actually a fruit! Eggplant has had many uses throughout history; for example, women in ancient China created a dye out of eggplant skins to polish their teeth to a shiny gray....
by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 1, 2014 | Happenings, Spring 2014
“I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance than I should have been by any epaulet I could have worn.” —Henry David Thoreau Although having a bird casually...
