https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/10/08Oct24-Matchstick-Marvels-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)I had long wanted to go see what so many people had told me about.  A small gallery of sorts…

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/10/07Oct24-Matchstick-Marvels-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)A lot of folks have hobbies.  Most of those pastimes are purely for one’s own enjoyment, but occasionally, some of…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/09/26Sep24-James-Banning-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Today there are many flights each day that connect the two coasts of this nation.  In the early years of…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/09/25Sep24-James-Banning-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Today is a person want to learn to fly a plane, there are many options of places you can go…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/09/24Sep24-Iowa-State-Jack-Trice-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)I have long known that the Iowa State Cyclones football team plays at Jack Trice stadium.  Those not from nearby…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/09/23Sep24-Iowa-State-Jack-Trice-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In 1923 what is today Iowa State University played a football game at the University of Minnesota.  In part, due…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/08/03Sep24-Hay-Trolley-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)One of the hardest jobs on the farm in the 19th and early 20th centuries was putting up hay.  You…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/08/02Sep24-Hay-Trolley-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Over the years we have torn down some old bards on our property.  One of the items that went in…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/08/15Aug24-Readlyn-Iowa-Town-Grump.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When you enter Readlyn, Iowa you will find a sign that proclaims it has 857 friendly people and one old…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/07/07Aug24-Pilot-Rock.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In the days before GPS or maps, you needed landmarks to find your way.  Just south of Cherokee, Iowa you’ll…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/07/06Aug24-Sanford-Museum.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)One family can make a difference.  Stop in Cherokee, Iowa and you’ll find a museum and planetarium all there because…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/03/02Apr24-Blue-Bunny-Ice-Cream-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)What’s your favorite flavor of ice cream?  The folks here know a lot about what we like and maybe, don’t…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/03/01Apr24-Blue-Bunny-Ice-Cream-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When this company was looking for a new name for it’s product line, it decided to offer a cash prize…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/03/21Mar24-Buena-Vista-College.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In the 1800s, many college and universities sprang up across the Midwest.  Some were short lived, yet others managed to…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/03/20Mar24-Storm-Lake-Iowa-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)With a name like “Storm Lake” you would suppose there has to be a major storm somewhere its history.  That…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/03/19Mar24-Storm-Lake-Iowa-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)This lake was a draw for people as far back as there were people living in the area.  But the…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/02/29Feb24-Czech-and-Slovak-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In Cedar Rapids, Iowa you’ll find an impressive museum that tells the past and present of a group of people…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/02/28Feb24-Czech-and-Slovak-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In the 1800s many immigrant groups began to move from Europe to the United States.  Specific groups of people would…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/02/07Feb23-Sumner-Iowa-Vacant-Building-Tour.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Vacant buildings can be eyesores, but they can also be opportunities.  So how do you make it the latter instead…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/12/03Jan23-What-Cheer-Iowa-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)I’ve always been fascinated by some of the old opera houses in small towns across America. Those buildings often have…