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Grotto of the Redemption
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/04/09Apr12-Grotto-of-the-Redemption-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:55 — 1.3MB)It took 80 years to build this structure in West Bend, I0wa and today it is valued in the millions…
A Story Fitting for Good Friday
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/04/06Apr12-Grotto-of-the-Redemption-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:55 — 1.3MB)It is a story fitting for the message of Good Friday – the story of a priest who recovered from…
Wahoo History
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/04/05Apr12-Wahooo-Nebraska.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:56 — 1.3MB)It’s certainly one of the more unique names for a town in the country. Interestingly, no one knows for…
A Hometown Proud Hall of Famer
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/04/04Apr12-Wahoo-Sam-Crawford.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:55 — 1.3MB)Lots of people have nicknames. This baseball hall of famer was so proud of his hometown, they inserted it into…
Prepare To Be Amazed
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/04/03Apr12-Circus-Museum.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:56 — 2.7MB)It all began with Albert, Otto, Alfred, Charles and John. They might tell you to be prepared to be amazed….
The Redwoods of California
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/04/02Apr12-Redwoods.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:56 — 1.3MB)Normally the taller a tree grows, the deeper it’s roots sink into the ground to hold it in place. But…
A Capital for Less Than a Week
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/02/02Apr12-Kansas-Territorial-Capital.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:56 — 1.3MB)Most state capitals are built with the idea they’ll be used more than just five days. However, this state used…
Cawker City’s Growing Ball of Twine
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/03/29Mar12-Cawker-City-Twine-Ball.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:55 — 1.3MB)It wasn’t supposed to be a tourist attraction, but today it keeps a steady stream of cars stopping across the…
Keeping Sight of Your Roots
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/03/28Mar12-AgriGold-History.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:55 — 1.3MB)Some companies grow to the point they lose sight of their roots. They might begin to forget the years of…
An Experienced Pilot
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/03/27Mar12-Hot-Air-Balloon-Pilot.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:54 — 1.3MB)What’s seven stories high and can hold two million light bulbs. It may sound like the set up for a…
Cleveland, Ohio
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/03/26Mar12-Cleveland-Ohio.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)It was once the place that served as the punchline to jokes. Some of those jokes are still around, but…
A Lot of Pack for the Pound
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/02/23Mar12-Blue-Sky-Miniature-Horses-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:56 — 1.3MB)You may think you need a team of Clydesdales to pull a large wagon. However, a visit to Blue Sky…
A Good Horse, No Matter the Size
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/03/22Mar12-Blue-Sky-Miniature-Horses-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:55 — 1.3MB)Listeners in ranch country know that it takes a good horse to round up the herd. But here, you may…
Nashville’s Downtown Presbyterian Church
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/03/21Mar12-Nashville-Presbyterian-Church-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:55 — 1.3MB)There has been a church at this site for about two centuries now. At lot has happened during that time…
Nashville’s Egyptian Style Church
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/03/20Mar12-Nashville-Presbyterian-Church-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:55 — 1.3MB)It may seem odd to find an Egyptian style building in downtown Nashville. The story become even more unique when…
Counseling Others About Ag Business
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/03/19Mar12-Sarah-Aubrey.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:57 — 1.4MB)Many farmers have considered beginning their own small business that might sell ag products directly to consumers. There are many…
Great Acoustics
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/03/16Mar12-Ryman-Auditorium-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:56 — 1.3MB)The Mormon Tabernacle is regarded as having the best acoustics in the nation. What place ranks second? It’s a place…
The Union Gospel Tabernacle
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/03/15Mar12-Ryman-Auditorium-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:56 — 1.3MB)This place was once known as Union Gospel Tabernacle. Some of the greatest evangelists of the 19th and 20th centuries…
Building a Church for a Preacher
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/02/14Mar12-Ryman-Auditorium-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:56 — 1.3MB)There was once a river boat captain, whose life was changed by a preacher. He built a church for that…
The Landmark Inn
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/03/13Mar12-Landmark-Inn.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:56 — 1.3MB)Gary says people should be wary of realtors who say, “Just make a bid on it.” If you do make…
