Man Walks All Day to Create Intricate Snow Art on Frozen Lakes

In the beautiful valley of Savoie, France, Simon Beck creates patterned snow art to decorate the large expanse of frozen lakes and delight the local skiers -- until the next snowfall.

By Jeanne Goddard

15 March 33 Views

Youngest Musher Makes Iditerod History

Dallas Seavey won his first Iditarod Championship as thousands of fans lined the street in Nome, Alaska to greet the youngest person to ever win the grueling thousand-mile sled dog contest. Dallas Seavey won his first Iditarod Championship as thousands of fans lined the street in Nome, Alaska to greet the youngest person to ever win the grueling thousand-mile sled dog contest.

By Jeanne Goddard

14 March 32 Views

Against All Odds, Afghan Teen Girl Boxer Lives Olympic Dream

Just by getting into the boxing ring at the London Olympics, Sadaf Rahimi will be throwing a few punches in the fight for equal rights for Afghan women. Rahimi, a determined 17-year-old student, wants to become the new face of Afghan women, gaining honor and dignity for herself and other women in her war-torn country and improving their image worldwide.

By Jeanne Goddard

11 February 32 Views

Olympic Champ Missy Franklin Dedicates 4 Gold Medals to her Grieving Hometown, Aurora, Colo.

17 year-old swimmer Missy Franklin is being called the new Michael Phelps, after winning four gold medals and a bronze in London and competing in almost every different stroke. While training overseas, she heard about the tragic shooting at a Batman movie premiere in her hometown of Aurora, Colorado. She vowed to do all she could to inspire her neighbors and friends back home, and her performance last week proves she delivered.

By Jeanne Goddard

06 August 47 Views

Massive 1100-Pound Sturgeon Reeled in by British Tourist in Canada

Michael and Margaret Snell of Salsbury, England came to British Columbia for a fishing adventure and, boy, did they find one. On their first day out, their first catch of the day, Michael hooked a Great White Sturgeon weighing 1,100 pounds (500 kilos). Their Canadian guide, Dean Werk from Great River Fishing Adventures, says the 12 feet 4 inch long catch, is likely the largest freshwater fish ever landed in North America.

By Jeanne Goddard

31 July 34 Views

Afghan Cricket Team Vies for World Cup, Lifts War-torn Homeland

Rising from the ruins of war to challenge the world's cricketing establishment, Afghanistan's rag-tag team hope to inspire the conflict-ravaged nation with a strong showing at the World Cup in Sri Lanka.

By Jeanne Goddard

20 September 38 Views

London Welcomes World's Paralympians, Like Teen who Overcame Cerebral Palsy

Natasha Tse was born prematurely at 29 weeks with congenital cerebral palsy but starting at age five she used therapeutic riding to re-invent herself as an athlete. She earned Hong Kong a place in the London Paralympics equestrian dressage competition in London this week.

By Jeanne Goddard

22 August 36 Views

Who's On Your Fridge?

I was lifting weights at my New York City community gym when a 77-year-old man who was boxing caught my attention. His laugh was infectious. It made me feel good just being around his energy. So I took his picture and I put it on my fridge

By William

08 April 35 Views

Boston Marathon Winner Returns Medal to the City

The 2013 Boston Marathon champion, Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia, gave his championship medal to the City of Boston Sunday on behalf of all the runners and to honor the victims of the bombing that day in April. Lelisa's return to Boston marked yet another admirable gesture witnessed by the city in the weeks following the marathon.

By Jeanne Goddard

24 June 36 Views

Elderly Dad With Dementia All Smiles When Re-Taught to Ride a Bike

On a cycling website, a man from Minneapolis and his wife told the story of her father, a 79-year-old man with some dementia and how they taught him to ride a bike after 50 years. He still shovels snow and mows the grass… but he didn't remember what childhood bikes were for. But, after a little practice, feeling the wind in his face, he was all smiles.

By Jeanne Goddard

01 June 33 Views

His Body Broken, Spirit too, Until He Started Running

His brain and body shattered were in a horrible accident as a young boy. He wasn't supposed to live. At 45, Bret Dunlap thought just being able to hold down a job, keep an apartment, and survive on his own added up to a good enough life. Then he discovered running.

By Jeanne Goddard

26 May 36 Views

Danish Woman Runs 366 Marathons in a Year After MS Diagnosis

Incredible Feat: After Annette Fredskov was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and perhaps wanting to create an unbreakable bond with her own body to ward off the expected degeneration of nerve cells, she began an incredible streak of marathon running that has landed her in the media worldwide. At 41, the Danish woman ran 26.2 miles every single day for the last year, and a double marathon on day #365.

By Jeanne Goddard

23 July 29 Views

Race Horses, Virginia Inmates Find Common Bond in Greener Pastures Program

The Deep Meadow Correctional Center houses 800 Virginia inmates. It is also home to 22 horses who like their handlers have often been cast aside. It gives you the sense of accomplishing something, said one of the eight inmate who was chosen to care for the retired race horses.

By Jeanne Goddard

18 August 36 Views

Maria Leijerstam Becomes First Person to Cycle to the South Pole

Instead of choosing to spend the holidays relaxing at home, British adventurist Maria Leijerstam, a 35 year-old former management consultant, just broke two world records by becoming the first person to cycle to the South Pole in record time.

By Jeanne Goddard

01 January 37 Views

School Boys Don Suits and Ties to Look Like Boy Who Gets Teased

Near Bridgewater, Mass., a band of brothers from a football team heard about their fiercely-loved water boy getting teased. The small 6-year-old boy who has some speech impediments was being teased for wearing tweed suits with ties every day.

By Jeanne Goddard

26 November 32 Views