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Posted in American Countryside Minnesota

The Upper Midwest’s Destination for Grain

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/09/15Sep22-Duluth-Harbor-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Most farmers think of New Orleans as being a major grain handling port – and rightly so.  However, for those…

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Posted in American Countryside Minnesota

One of the Busiest Ports in North America

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/09/14Sep22-Duluth-Harbor-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s one the largest and busiest ports in North America.  That’s saying something when you consider ships can only reach…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

Nathan Boone

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/09/13Sep22-Nathan-Boone-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Before there was a U.S. cavalry, this man was noted to be the top mounted military man in the nation. …

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

Daniel Boone, The Next Generation

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/09/12Sep22-Nathan-Boone-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Most of us remember the frontiersman and explorer, Daniel Boone from our history books.  However, we may not be familiar…

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Posted in American Countryside Hawaii

A Whale of a Story

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/09/09Sep22-Maui-Costeau-Center-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)I can attest, to see this animal up close is truly something unlike any other mammal you’ll encounter.  Katherine’s job…

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Posted in American Countryside Hawaii

The Reef As a City

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/09/08Sep22-Maui-Costeau-Center-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Maybe you live in a city, maybe you don’t, but we usually need to make a trip to the city…

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Posted in American Countryside Hawaii

The Marine Biologist in Search of An Ocean

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/09/07Sep22-Maui-Costeau-Center-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Some college degrees would seem to do you more good depending on where you live.  Katherine’s degree was in marine…

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Posted in American Countryside Hawaii

The “Seven” Sacred Pools

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/09/06Sep22-Maui-Haleakala-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Some refer to this place as the Seven Sacred Pools.  Make a trip here and you’ll find the true number…

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Posted in American Countryside Hawaii

Closer to the Stars on Maui

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/09/05Sep22-Maui-Haleakala-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There are some places on Earth where you are literally and figuratively closer to the sun, moon, and stars.  This…

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Posted in American Countryside Hawaii

Farming Maui’s Mountain Slopes

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/08/02Sep22-Maui-Haleakala-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The island of Maui is a place many come to enjoy the beach.  But it’s also a place with a…

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Posted in American Countryside Minnesota

Heroes of Hinkley

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/08/01Sep22-Hinkley-Minnesota-Fire-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Imagine a fire that could consume about 500 square miles in just four hours.  Such a firestorm has not been…

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Posted in American Countryside Minnesota

The Race to Save the People of Hinkley

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/08/31Aug22-Hinkley-Minnesota-Fire-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It sounds like the script of an action adventure movie.  A wall of fire approaches a city as townspeople rush…

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Literal Firestorm Building

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/08/30Aug22-Hinkley-Minnesota-Fire-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)We’re all familiar with Smokey Bear and his warnings to prevent forest fires.  But imagine a fire with fuel that…

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Posted in American Countryside Arizona

The Daily, Six-Hour Bus Ride

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/08/29Aug22-Monument-Valley-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Some students must ride a bus to school.  But imagine a school district where a student might spend nearly six…

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Posted in American Countryside Arizona

The Modern Day Medicine Man

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/08/26Aug22-Monument-Valley-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You may have thought the use of Medicine Men was a thing of the past.  Not here.  In fact, this…

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Posted in American Countryside Arizona

Teaching Native American Traditions

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/08/25Aug22-Monument-Valley-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Clyde McBride may have never imagined he’d be teaching his students about Native American traditions in his High School agriculture…

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The Premiere Animal Artist

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/08/24Aug22-Lotz-House-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of Matilda Lotz.  However, if you happen to find one of her paintings,…

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Posted in American Countryside Tennessee

Fleeing the Fight in Franklin

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/08/23Aug22-Lotz-House-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Today we sometimes see news coverage of families fleeing their homes with shelling taking place all around them.  That story…

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Posted in American Countryside Tennessee

The Lotz House in Franklin, Tennessee

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/08/22Aug22-Lotz-House-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In Franklin, TN you’ll find a small, historic home called the Lotz House.  Step inside and you’ll learn not only…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

Orphan Train Complex – Concordia, KS

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/08/19Aug22-Orphan-Train-Complex-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Imagine being an orphan boarding a train on the East Coast, not knowing where your next home might be.  That…

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