Month: August 2009
1156 Miles on a Sled
Some athletes train for a marathon–a race just over 26 miles in length. This athlete’s family trains for an event that covers over 1100 miles….
Family Ties and the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
For the next three features here on the American Countryside you’re in for a real treat as we discover what it takes to compete in…
The Palmer, Alaska Farmer’s Market
When you think of fertile farmland, you perhaps think of a location with deep rich soil in the Midwest. But to find the land growing…
Silver Moon Feeds
You can buy feed from a lot of different places, but what makes Silver Moon Feeds special is how this one family has stayed in…
Butte, Montana Speakeasy
Beginning in 1920, the 18th Amendment made the manufacturing and consumption of alcohol illegal until it was repealed in 1933. During that time something known…
Battle of the Hemp Bales
The bullet holes still scar the inside and outside of this home, a place that was a hospital during a skirmish known as ‘The Battle…
Vermont’s Only National Park
You’ve heard of Yellowstone and Yosemite, but try naming the State of Vermont’s only national park…..
The Marsh, Billings, Rockafeller National Historic Park
Many farms today use terraces, waterways and conservation tillage to protect soil and water. However, few people can tell you the man who’s revolutionary book…
The Carthage Jail
Jails aren’t supposed to be a thing of beauty, but the tanned limestone walls of this 1839 jailhouse in Carthage, Illinois are quite pretty set…
WCAZ Radio
Today’s program comes from the studios of WCAZ Radio in Carthage, Illinois. It’s a place with a long tradition in broadcasting…a place that’s been on…