Category: Missouri
The Only Noel
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/12/25Dec13-Noel-Missouri.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)At Christmas we may sing, “The First Noel.” In the United States, this is the “Only Noel.” Confused? Join me…
Keith’s Cafe
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/11/09Dec13-Keiths-Cafe.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)In Memphis, Missouri, there’s a café where great food has been served for about 65 years now. This is the…
The Denver Sleigh Works
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/11/03Dec13-Denver-Sleigh-Works.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Santa needs a sleigh to make deliveries around the world. This man makes sure he will never run out of…
Your Face on the Side of a Semi
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/11/28Nov13-Fred-Mares-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Each of the communities that we call home can claim outstanding individuals who go the extra mile when it comes…
A Helpful Smile In Every Aisle
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/11/27Nov13-Fred-Mares-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Image a man who speaks over ten languages, can play multiple musical instruments and serenade customers with his wonderful voice….
Baking At the Blue Owl
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/10/Blue-Owl-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)1983 was the best of times and worst of times for Mary. She was going through a divorce, but it’s…
6 St. Louis Spots History Lovers Shouldn’t Miss
A lot of visitors to St. Louis may catch a Cardinals game, take in the world-class zoo, or ride to the top of the St….
Daniel Boone Crosses the Mississippi
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/10/01Nov13-St-Louis-History-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Daniel Boone is one of the most famous American frontiersmen. But when he crossed the Mississippi River, he went to…
The History of St. Louis
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/10/31Oct13-St-Louis-History-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)It’s one of the oldest and largest cities on the Mississippi River. Although some may have heard of names like…
Hiding Cash in a Unique Way
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/09/30Sep13-Waldo-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When Union and Confederate sympathizers threatened to take this banker’s money, he did what any logical person would do–he dressed…
Where’s Waldo?
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/09/27Sep13-Waldo-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)A few years ago, you may remember the popular Where’s Waldo books that had kids searching for a man hidden…
Teaching Small Farming Methods That Work
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/24Sep13-Free-Range-Chickens.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)When Herman’s son brought home an antiquated animal production book that he happened to find in his high school ag…
Bringing the Pheasant Home
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/23Sep13-Pheasant-Aircraft-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:58 — 2.0MB)Dr. Larry Wiggins had always hoped his hometown would be able to bring home a Pheasant airplane. The aircraft was…
The Pheasant Aircraft Company
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/20Sep13-Pheasant-Aircraft-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:58 — 2.0MB)It was a promising young business – the Pheasant Aircraft Company. In the early days of aviation, a well known…
A Flying Pheasant
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/19Sep13-Pheasant-Airplane-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)If you said you were looking for a pheasant you would probably be looking for a bird. But in the…
The Tallest Lady in the World
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/18Sep13-Ella-Ewing-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Folks in Scotland County, Missouri will tell you that their hometown girl, Ella Ewing, was the tallest lady in the…
The Story of Ella Ewing
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/17Sep13-Ella-Ewing-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)Today we say hello to our listeners on KMEM in Memphis, Missouri. Folks there know of a lady named Ella,…
Fame in Scotland County
This week, Andrew will take a look at Ella Ewing of Scotland County, Missouri. She was once known as the tallest woman in the world,…
Earning the Title of Miss America
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/11Sep13-Miss-America-Shelby-Ringdahl-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)A new Miss America will be crowned this weekend. Of course only one person can earn that title, while everyone…
From the Hardwood to Another Competition
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/10Sep13-Miss-America-Shelby-Ringdahl-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)I first became acquainted with Shelby Ringdahl when she played basketball at Columbia Rock Bridge High School, a team which…
