Posted in American Countryside Michigan

A Strategic Fort Location

Today it is a well-known summer vacation spot.  Turn back the clock about three centuries and people would have known it as one of the…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Missouri

A Grand Mansion For the Family

In the days just ahead of the Civil War, one prominent young lady in New Madrid, Missouri built a grand mansion for her family.  Perhaps…

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Posted in Alabama American Countryside

The Wishbone Studios

Directly across the street from the airport in Muscle Shoals, Alabama you’ll find a simple square building with some cabins across the lane.  Most people…

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Posted in Alabama American Countryside

One of Those Names Behind the Big Names

His name is Billy Lawson…and if the name sounds familiar…well, you’ve certainly heard his work.  He’s one of those names behind the big names…but if…

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Posted in Alabama American Countryside

Meeting Someone Famous

Did you ever meet someone famous? Did you immediately recognize them, or did someone have to nudge you and point out the fact? Today’s story…

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Posted in Alabama American Countryside

Just Right For the Radio

We all listen to music, but we often don’t give much thought to where that music was recorded and the process it takes to get…

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Posted in Alabama American Countryside

A Big Deal in the Music World

You’ve perhaps heard of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, but maybe you don’t know just how big a deal this place is in the music world.  We…

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Posted in Alabama American Countryside

A Who’s Who Kind of Cemetery

Not just anyone gets to buried at Arlington National Cemetery.  The same holds true for this little cemetery down some backroads in northwestern Alabama.  It’s…

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Posted in Alabama American Countryside

A Special Cemetery

It looks like many cemeteries in the U.S.  There are grave markers and flowers surrounding by many trees.  But this is not like any other…

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Posted in American Countryside Washington

The City That Was Last

This is a city that was last.  And in this case, being last isn’t all that bad, for what came here last made this museum…

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