Posted in American Countryside Missouri

Floodproofing at Finley Farms

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/03/30Mar23-Finley-Farms-Ozark-Mill-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When you’re building is in the path of a regularly flooding river you might consider moving locations.  This place did…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

Transforming the Ozark Mill

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/03/29Mar23-Finley-Farms-Ozark-Mill-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There was a time when old mills dotted the landscape, grinding grain into feed and food.  One of the oldest…

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Posted in American Countryside Minnesota

The Mississippi Flows North

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/03/28Mar23-Lake-Itasca-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The Mississippi River flows over 2500 miles, southward through the Midwestern U.S.  That is, unless you are here, where the…

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Posted in American Countryside Minnesota

The Beginning – Lake Itasca

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/03/27Mar23-Lake-Itasca-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The Mississippi River empties into the Gulf of Mexico just south of New Orleans, Louisiana.  But where does the mighty…

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Posted in American Countryside Tennessee

Catch the Last Train to Clarksville

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/03/24Mar23-Last-Train-to-Clarksville-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In the summer of 1966 the Monkees released “The Last Train to Clarksville.”  The song went to number one on…

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Posted in American Countryside Tennessee

The Depot at Clarksville, Tennessee

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/03/23Mar23-Last-Train-to-Clarksville-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In the early and mid 1900s, passenger train service was common in most cities of any size.  Today the passengers…

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Posted in American Countryside Tennessee

The Legend of Daddy Bryson

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/03/22Mar23-Daddy-Bryson.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)His name was Daddy Bryson…and he became one of the best-known train engineers in the Smoky Mountains…not because of his…

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Posted in American Countryside Michigan

Remember the Raisin!

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/03/21Mar23-River-Raisin-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)We all recall the battle cry, “Remember the Alamo” but over 200 years ago it was “Remember the Raisin!”  So…

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Posted in American Countryside Michigan

When Did the War of 1812 Begin?

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/03/20Mar23-River-Raisin-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s long been said that the only thing most Americans can tell you about the War of 1812 is what…

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A Tribute to Fatma

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/03/17Mar23-Turkish-Countryside-Fatma-Tribute.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)A couple of years ago I was approached with a novel idea.  Could we use these broadcasts to help share…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

The Gamers Car

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/03/16Mar23-Midwest-Dream-Car-Collection-5.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Sometimes a car is known for it’s time period in history.  That’s the case for this particular Nissan.  If you’re…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

The Mighty Power Wagon

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/03/15Mar23-Midwest-Dream-Car-Collection-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If you have work to do in the field, you probably get a tractor to pull an implement to get…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

Driving Your Car in the Lake…on Purpose

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/03/14Mar23-Midwest-Dream-Car-Collection-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Most of us have a car.  Some of us have a boat.  What if wanted both but only had the…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

Will the Delorean Hit 88 MPH?

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/03/13Mar23-Midwest-Dream-Car-Collection-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If you’ve ever seen one of the movies in the Back to the Future series, you know that Michael J…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

The “Accidental” Car Collection

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/03/10Mar23-Midwest-Dream-Car-Collection-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Did you ever set out to purchase a car and wind up buying several by accident?  I know, that’s probably…

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Posted in American Countryside Michigan

Monroe, Michigan’s Tragic Tie to the Little Bighorn

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/03/09Mar23-Monroe-Michigan-Custer-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When news of the defeat at the Little Bighorn reached Monroe, Michigan, this town had an extra reason to morn. …

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The Story of a Very Famous Table

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/03/08Mar23-Monroe-Michigan-Custer-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There are several portraits that show the surrender of General Lee to General Grant at Appomattox.  Those scenes usually display…

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Custer’s Hometown

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/03/07Mar23-Monroe-Michigan-Custer-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)We know him for the battle at the Little Bighorn.  But to know just that one fact is to miss…

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Posted in American Countryside Minnesota

Birthplace of Sears

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/06Mar23-Sears-Birthplace-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)At one time, Sears was the largest retailer in the world.  Today there are just a handful of stores that…

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The Unwanted Watches That Built a Billion Dollar Company

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/03Mar23-Sears-Birthplace-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There was a problem at the rail depot in North Branch, Minnesota.  A box of watches had arrived, but the…

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