Category: Illinois
A Unique Hall of Fame
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/29Aug13-Route-66-Hall-of-Fame.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)There are many Halls of Fame across this nation. Most will display items related to those enshrined. This one is…
The Pontiac Wagon
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/26Aug13-Pontiac-Oakland-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Today we take a look at a very old Pontiac wagon. No, we’re not talking about a station wagon, but…
A Car Named for Oakland County, Michigan
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/23Aug13-Pontiac-Oakland-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)If I were to tell you that there is a car named for Oakland County, Michigan you’d probably not recognize…
The Walldog Museum
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/22Aug13-Walldogs.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)What is a “walldog” and why is there a museum devoted to it? Well, the answer can be found in…
Some Abraham Lincoln Stories You Won’t Get from Hollywood
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/06/28Jun13-Vandalia-Lincoln.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 1.4MB)What was Abraham Lincoln doing with 81 bottles of champagne and 14 pounds of raisins? Thankfully he didn’t consume them…
A Network of Ancient Cities
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/12/Dickson-Mounds-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 950.8KB)Before interstate highways existed, something apparently linked America’s first large cities. But we don’t know exactly what. Andrew McCrea examines…
An Ancient City in Mid-America
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/12/Dickson-Mounds-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)Dickson, Illinois, is a nice town on the Illinois River. But it’s far from the first city in that location….
Seven Great FREE Places to Visit with the Family this Summer
Here are seven places my family and I have discovered in the American Countryside listening area that are not only fun to visit, but also…
Scenic Route – Saving the World and Not Getting Credit
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/06/ScenicRoute-009.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 5:02 — 1.2MB)Would you believe there’s a man who helped save the world from nuclear holocaust, and you don’t even know his…
Honoring A Top Secret Mission
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/06/06Jun13-Christian-Christiansen-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)The military exercise was top secret. When this mission was finally opened to the public, the reverend who played the…
The Pastor Who Helped
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/05Jun13-Christian-Christiansen-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)During World War II the Germans raced against the Americans to be the first to successfully build an atomic bomb….
The Old Lunch Wagon
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/03Jun13-Gardner-Illinois-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)The old lunch wagon began as a horse drawn vehicle. Over the years in became a permanent fixture here, a…
The Little Jail In Gardner, Illinois
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/31May13-Gardner-Illinois-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)The need for maximum security prisons is an unfortunate reality of life. On the other end of the spectrum is…
A Stop In Pontiac, Illinois
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/30May13-Pontiac-Illinois-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Pontiac, Illinois is an interesting mix of the old and new. It’s a place that’s worked to preserve its heritage,…
A Mark on the Door Frame
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/29May13-Pontiac-Illinois-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Many a family has recorded the heights of their growing children by placing a mark on a door or doorpost…
Pontiac, Illinois’ Route 66 Museum
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/28May13-Pontiac-Illinois-Route-66-Museum.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Pontiac, Illinois is home to a Hall of Fame for a very famous American road. The museum itself is very…
Turkey Tracks
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/01/13Jan12-Route-66-Turkey-Tracks.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:58 — 1.4MB)There is definitely an art to tracking and calling a wild turkey. Jerry Law had no trouble tracking this turkey….
The Luna Cafe
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/01/12Jan12-Luna-Cafe.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 1.4MB)In front of the Luna Café, on old route 66 near Mitchell, Illinois, you’ll find a beautifully restored neon sign….
Leading Tours of the Underground Railroad
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/12/15Dec11-Alton-Illinois-Underground-Railroad-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.0KB)Imagine unearthing history from nearly two centuries ago to find the secret routes people used to gain their freedom. That’s…
A Railroad Town
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/12/14Dec11-Alton-Illinois-Underground-Railroad-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.0KB)Railroads spanned these two cities on opposite sides of the Mississippi River, but it was a secret railroad that had…