On our way to our farm in southeast Kansas we always pass signs for the "Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum" in Chanute, Kansas. So this weekend we were headed to our farm, and decided to stop in and see the museum. It turns out there is quite a story behind it. These two young people from Kansas, Martin and Osa Johnson, wanted to explore the world and document it through photography and film. They ended up traveling to exotic lands, including East and Central Africa, and made films and wrote several books about their experiences. They basically introduced the world to nature films and documentaries.
However, in 1937 on a trip back in America their plane crashed and killed Martin. Osa lived until 1953 when she died of a heart attack. They are remembered as great adventurers and the museum had all kinds of masks, photos, and movie posters from their travels. Recently American Eagle launched the Martin + Osa, a chain of "refined casual" stores, in tribute to their passion for adventure in life.
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