Category: American Countryside
What is It? How do you Spell it?
Jeff Shaw owns a company in which he has to answer two questions quite often – What is it and how do you spell it? …
You Can Lead a Horse to Water But He Won’t Drink Oil
George Keeler noticed his horses wouldn’t drink from this spot on the Caney River. The location is today an important spot that draws visitors from…
Attracting More Than a Railroad
William Johnstone and George Keeler were looking for a way to attract the railroad to their new town. Who knew the method to lure them…
A Foreign Attack on the U.S. Mainland
It was a foreign attack on the U.S. mainland…yet few have heard the story of Japan’s balloon bombs and the deaths they caused in south…
Japanese Bombs on the U.S. Mainland
Americans know of the bombs Japan dropped at Pearl Harbor…yet few have heard the story of the 9000 that were launched at the U.S. mainland…
25 Years of Traveling the Countryside
On October 6th, 1996 I was away from home but called my mom early on a Saturday morning to put the phone up to radio…
The Artichoke Lady
Some people turn up their nose at brussels sprouts. Where do artichokes fare in comparison? We head to a valley where the unusual crop is…
A Marketing Challenge for a Vegetable
Sometimes it’s hard to get kids to eat their vegetables. Now imagine the vegetable looks like a hand grenade and people believe you can choke…
The Arlington Ladies
On Memorial Day we remember our loved ones, but these ladies recognize our fallen soldiers this weekend and every day of the year…
A Mission to Turn a Bad Day Into a Good Day
Remember the phrase “finders keepers, losers weepers?” That definitely does not fit this man. When you hear his story, you may come away thinking he has to…
