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The Kingsley Plantation
The story of Kingsley Plantation is certainly fascinating…and when you factor in the life’s journey of the land owner’s wife…it makes this a most unique…
A Rich History
The ground where this plantation stands passed from Spanish to English and then back to Spanish control before it ever became a part of the…
A Man From Every State to Build the Hoover Dam
It took men from every state in the nation and many nations of the world to build Hoover Dam… SharePrintEmail
An Engineering Feat in the Desert
It’s still an engineering wonder of the world – a feat some thought impossible, yet something that became a reality in a place that looked…
The Honey War
War never tasted so sweet, at least that’s what some say when they speak of a conflict waged between Iowa and Missouri over exactly were…
The Oldest Fort in the Nation’s Oldest City
It’s the oldest fort in the nation’s oldest city…and that means it can tell plenty of stories about many different nations. We recapture some of…
A Fort with a Storied History
It’s a place that has been attacked by the British, the army of the confederacy and even bands of Pirates. That’s quite a story for…
Civil War History in Sycamore, Illinois
In the days after the Civil War, some African American families moved north with the Union troops with which they fought. But the story of…
A Family Owned Lake Resort
There are lake resorts all across this nation…but it’s not everyday that you encounter a family owned operation that has been in business for over…
Campbell’s Resort
Today we have another installment of our American Countryside Café feature. Although today’s feature is as much about a hotel as it is the restaurant…
The Largest Hydroelectric Dam in the Nation
It is the largest hydroelectric dam in the nation…spanning just a few feet shy of one mile across and over five hundred feet high…yet this…
Time in a POW Camp
By the end of WW II, Bill Shuck was in POW camp with 9000 other English and American airman. This is his story of time…
Bailing Out of a Burning Plane
Bill Shuck’s B17 bomber had been struck by flack…and now he and the crew had to bail out of the burning plane to save their…
The First Taste of War in a B-17
Today we say hello to listeners on two new affiliates, KBRF in Fergus Falls, MN and KIMn Gilette, WY. Today’s features takes a look back…
A Country Becomes a State
When this state joined the union, it was already operating as its own country – and no, I’m not talking about Texas. It’s a fascinating…
A Slice of the South in the North
It was a slice of the south embedded in the north. A place where one notorious bank robber even returned some of his loot a…
A Masterpiece in the Desert
When every U.S. president since Herbert Hoover has stayed at your hotel…you know you’ve got a masterpiece. We’ll head to the desert… SharePrintEmail
In the Stadium with Denny Matthews
A major league baseball team plays 162 games in a season, but it’s rare any one player will play all of those contests. However, today’s…
Keeping Baseball Interesting
When a baseball broadcaster has to describe a game that is lackluster at best, they may resort to talking about all kinds of things to…
A Career Talking About Baseball
Some of you know that one of my favorite times of the year is when baseball season begin. So, with that season upon us once…
