Category: Wisconsin
Wausau Depot
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/06/03Jul24-Wausau-Depot.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There’s a good chance you’ve never been to this railroad depot. However, if you’re over forty years old, there’s a…
The Cheese Capital
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/06/24Jun24-Cheese-Capitol.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Lots of people love cheese and for those who can’t get enough of it, perhaps the Cheese Capital of the…
The Wade House
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/06/21Jun24-Wade-House-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Just as hotels today might serve guests traveling the interstate highways, there were inns that catered to the travelers using…
When Horses and Carriages Ruled the Road
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/06/20Jun24-Wade-House-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There was once a time when horses and carriage ruled the roads, and in those days before the automobile, the…
The Center of the Hemisphere
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/06/12Jun24-Center-of-Hemisphere-.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)I recently headed west on highway 29 from Wausau, Wisconsin. I then turned north, back west, then back north…and then,…
The Cray Supercomputer
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/04/26Apr24-Cray-Supercomputer.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s been dubbed the world’s most expensive love seat. It’s true you can sit on it, but with an $8…
Darly Fire Trucks
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/04/25Apr24-Darly-Fire-Trucks.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)My father-in-law has been a volunteer fire fighter for many years. His small town does what it can with a…
Mason Shoes
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/04/24Apr24-Mason-Shoes.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Today most of us don’t think much about buying a pair of shoes. There are many places you can shop…
Leinenkugel’s
Podcast: Download ()It is definitely one of the longer names in the beer brewing industry and has and equally long lineage of production to boot. …
Home of the Ice Cream Sundae
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/03/11Mar24-Two-Rivers-Ice-Cream-Sundae-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many of us enjoy an ice cream sundae. We have our favorite flavors and toppings. But were did that phrase,…
The Sistine Chapel of Twin Rivers
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/02/08Mar24-Two-Rivers-Ice-Cream-Sundae-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Some have referred to this place as the Sistine Chapel of this town. No the ceilings aren’t as high, nor…
An Art and Space Museum
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/02/07Mar24-Sputnik-Art-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Perhaps you don’t think you’d care to go to an art museum. But what about a museum that had a…
Kicking It to the Side of the Road
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/02/06Mar24-Sputnik-Art-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It was the middle of the night and two police officers had happened upon a relatively small piece of smoldering…
School Lunches Take the Ferry
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/10/12Oct22-Apostle-Islands-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)School lunches can be an important part of some kids’ days. In this district, those meals are so important, they…
Taking the Ice Road
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/10/11Oct22-Apostle-Islands-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Some places are hard to reach. You might need a car, boat or plane to get there. Depending on the…
Madeline Island
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/10/10Oct22-Apostle-Islands-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)At the northern tip of the state of Wisconsin you’ll find the Apostle Islands. The scenic spot includes several islands…
The Portage at Portage
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/01/29Jan21-Portage-at-Portage.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It is still revered as one of the most difficult canal building projects ever undertaken–a project to tame a rapidly…
The Lights That Turned Night to Day
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/12/07Jan21-Hearthstone-Mansion.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Reports say the lights in this home made it seem like night had turned to day. In fact, the lights…
A Place Called Taliesan
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/10/23Oct20-Frank-Lloyd-Wright-Taliesan-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Ask an American who is the most famous architect in their country’s history and this man’s name is probably at…
The Most Famous Architect in the US
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/10/22Oct20-Frank-Lloyd-Wright-Taliesan-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Most people know him as a famous architect. They don’t realize his early years and perhaps the inspiration for his…
