Posted in American Countryside Minnesota

A Red River Trail

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/01Feb23-Warren-Minnesota-Pimbina-Trail.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Before highways crisscrossed this nation, trails linked remote communities to one another.  One such route connected today’s Manitoba, Canada with…

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Posted in American Countryside Indiana

The Dog Who Was This Man’s Best Friend

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/31Jan23-Terre-Haute-Bulldog-Stiffy-Green.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s said a dog is a man’s best friend.   And in this case, the dog was this man’s best friend…

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Posted in American Countryside Indiana

A Classic Design For More Than 100 Years

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/30Jan23-Terre-Haute-Coke-Bottle-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Before the days when refrigerators had lights inside, this company wanted to make sure that you could find it’s product…

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Posted in American Countryside Indiana

Standing Out from the Competition

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/29Jan23-Terre-Haute-Coke-Bottle-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Companies usually want their products to stand out from the competition and that’s exactly what this major brand was trying…

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Posted in American Countryside Indiana

Where Mobile Camping Got Its Start

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/26Jan23-Terre-Haute-Gilkie-Pop-Up-Camper.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many people love to camp.  Of course, camping means different things to different people.  Some folks just need a tent…

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Posted in American Countryside Indiana

A Hero Remembered Over a Century Later

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/25Jan23-Terre-Haute-Santa-Hero.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)What should have been a time of holiday cheer was quickly turned into tragedy.  However, the story could have turned…

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Posted in American Countryside South Dakota

The Inventor of the Flying Machine

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/24Jan23-Elkton-Inventor-Henry-Heitz.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You probably haven’t heard of Henry Heitz.  However, the folks in Elkton, South Dakota know that he invented a flying…

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Posted in American Countryside South Dakota

The Circus Comes to Town

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/23Jan23-Elkton-Elephant-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The people of Elkton, South Dakota were excited that the circus was in town.  But when bad weather forced its…

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Posted in American Countryside South Dakota

A Canceled Circus with a Special Performance

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/22Jan23-Elkton-Elephant-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Just about everyone loves the circus, so people in Elkton, South Dakota were disappointed when bad weather forced the cancellation…

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Posted in American Countryside Oregon

The High Desert Museum

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/19Jan23-High-Desert-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There are plenty of museums across the country to visit, but it’s fairly rare to find one that cover 40…

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Posted in American Countryside Oregon

The Last to Receive Rail Service

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/18Jan23-High-Desert-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)As settlers moved west, rail lines were not far behind them in most cases.  However, when you look at the…

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Posted in American Countryside Oregon

A Town That’s Boring

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/17Jan23-Boring-Oregon-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Sometimes you run into someone, who when asked about where they live, will tell you they live in a boring…

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Posted in American Countryside Oregon

Sharing Information About Bigfoot

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/16Jan23-Boring-Oregon-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)A trip to Boring, Oregon is anything but – especially if you stop by the place Cliff Barackman established back…

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Finding Sasquatch

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/15Jan23-Boring-Oregon-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The term “sasquatch” is one that invokes a variety of images for people.  To some in may be merely a…

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Posted in American Countryside Oregon

A Mill with a Global Impact

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/12Jan23-Thompson-Mill-Oregon-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many of us are fascinated by those old mills that use water power to turn wheels or turbines that in…

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Posted in American Countryside Oregon

A Legacy Mill

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/11Jan23-Thompson-Mill-Oregon-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In the Willamette River valley you’ll find an old mill with quite a story.  It’s legacy dates to the 1850s…

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Posted in American Countryside Minnesota

Semi Loads of Hats

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/10Jan23-Minnesota-Hat-Collector-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Every farmer needs a hat – and many farm supply companies provide them all the time.  But Scott’s dad enjoyed…

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Hats…Beyond Their Usual Purpose

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/09Jan23-Minnesota-Hat-Collector-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)A farm hat is a necessity for many people- something to keep the sun out of your eyes or perhaps…

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Posted in American Countryside Oklahoma

Atop a Magnificent Peak

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/08Jan23-Poteau-Oklahoma-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It is one of the highest points in the world and it isn’t out of reach for any climber, no…

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Posted in American Countryside Oklahoma

Building a Building with an Identified Need

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/12/05Jan23-Poteau-Oklahoma-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Imagine a six story hotel in a place some would consider the frontier border of Oklahoma and Arkansas.  That was…

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