Category: Missouri
The Express Mail of the Day
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/03/01Apr20-Pony-Express-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)160 years ago, this was express mail. It was much slower and much more expensive that what we have today,…
Where Rails Came to an End
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/03/31Mar20-Pony-Express-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Before railroads had tracks that traversed the entire nation, there was a place the rail lines came to an end. …
Route 66 State Park
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/03/20Mar20-Times-Beach-Missouri-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Just outside of St. Louis you can find Route 66 state park. It’s a spot next to the Meramec River…
A Vanishing Town
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/03/19Mar20-Times-Beach-Missouri-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Occasionally on this show we take a look back at stories from out nearly 25 year history. A recent visit…
A Town That Has Vanished from the Map
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/03/18Mar20-Times-Beach-Missouri-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s been nearly 40 years since this town of over 1000 people suddenly vanished from maps. Today we dig into…
A Bull on the Run in the Ladies Room
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/02/11Feb20-Kansas-City-Union-Station-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If you’ve been around cattle for much of your life, you know there are times when one in the bunch…
The Spark That Created the FBI
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/02/10Feb20-Kansas-City-Union-Station-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Some say this event was the spark that created today’s FBI. It was a crime that made national headlines and…
The Second Largest Train Station
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/01/07Feb20-Kansas-City-Union-Station-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Grand Central Station is the largest train station in the country when measured by the actual size of the building….
The State With Stars on Two Flags
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/01/20Jan20-Andrew-County-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)This state had a star on two flags at the same time – the U.S. flag and the confederate flag. …
A Unique Museum Collection
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/01/15Jan20-Duncan-Doll-Museum.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)You could say this museum began because a man did not want to inherit what his sister was wanting to…
PHARM Dog USA
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/01/06Jan20-Pharm-Dog-USA-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many us have a “cause” that is close to our heart. It could be an organization for which we volunteer,…
Not An Ordinary Dog
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/12/03Jan20-Pharm-Dog-USA-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)A neighbor of mine has been using a dog to help her on the farm. Perhaps that doesn’t sound like…
The Critical Component of the Farm
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/12/02Jan20-Pharm-Dog-USA-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many farms have a farm dog. Usually the dog is a well loved pet, but occasionally the dog is trained…
Christmas at the Chateau
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/12/23Dec19-Shakespeare-Chateau-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Some homeowners may decide to open their doors to guests and create a bed and breakfast. This owner did so. …
Expensive Wallpaper
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/12/20Dec19-Shakespeare-Chateau-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)I recently had a lady suggest that I should wallpaper one of the rooms in my home. In fact, she…
A Trip to St. Joseph, Missouri’s Millionaires Row
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/12/19Dec19-Shakespeare-Chateau-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)A few years ago, a trip down Hall Street in St. Joseph, Missouri might have been depressing, with old homes…
Life Saving Milk
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/12/18Dec19-Antartica-Cows-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s a story hard to believe, yet it is true. Four milk cows made a trip all the way to…
A Journey of Cows to Antartica
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/12/17Dec19-Antartica-Cows-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Today I’ll take you on a journey to milk cows in Antarctica. It’s not a fictional trip. In fact, it’s…
From Hand to Mechanical Milking
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/12/16Dec19-Surge-Milker.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)A century ago many farmers still went to the barn to milk their cows by hand. It was the way…
Christmas at The Chateau
Some homeowners may decide to open their doors to guests and create a bed and breakfast. This owner did so. Her residence not only has…
