Author: andrew
Stepping Back in Time in St. Croix
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/06/18Jun13-St.-Croix-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 1.4MB)It’s the easternmost point in U.S. territory…an island purchased by the United States in 1916. If you come here to…
Tractors of the War
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/06/17June13-Armored-Tractors-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 1.4MB)We may not think of ag equipment manufacturers having much to do with the U.S. military. However, during World War…
Now THAT’S a Tractor
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/06/14June13-Armored-Tractors-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 1.4MB)If you think those high-tech gizmos on modern tractors are cool, you should check out a John Deere model from…
Big Bud – The World’s Biggest Tractor
If you want more information about Big Bud 747, featured in our latest show, you’ve come to the right place! We’ve gathered up some resources…
Big Bud
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/06/13June13-Big-Bud.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 1.4MB)Deere, Case, Oliver, Ford and Allis-Chalmers…they are but a few of the many companies that have built tractors. The largest…
It’s a Duesy
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/10/Dusenberg-2009.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.0MB)In Northeast Indiana, there’s a town that once produced the top cars of the day. It’s still home to a…
A Network of Ancient Cities
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/12/Dickson-Mounds-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 950.8KB)Before interstate highways existed, something apparently linked America’s first large cities. But we don’t know exactly what. Andrew McCrea examines…
An Ancient City in Mid-America
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/12/Dickson-Mounds-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)Dickson, Illinois, is a nice town on the Illinois River. But it’s far from the first city in that location….
The Peterson Farm Brothers
Andrew featured the Peterson Farm Brothers on his latest American Countryside show. We thought you might like to see some of their work. You can…
Seven Great FREE Places to Visit with the Family this Summer
Here are seven places my family and I have discovered in the American Countryside listening area that are not only fun to visit, but also…
Scenic Route – Saving the World and Not Getting Credit
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/06/ScenicRoute-009.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 5:02 — 1.2MB)Would you believe there’s a man who helped save the world from nuclear holocaust, and you don’t even know his…
Scenic Route – Rippa Villa Plantation
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/06/ScenicRoute-008.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 11:05 — 2.5MB)You’ve heard of marriages arranged because the bride and groom have certain cherished last names? How about marriages arranged based…
Scenic Route – Sheriff Buford Pusser
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/05/ScenicRoute-007.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 11:59 — 2.7MB)America’s lawmen have a special place in our hearts — and a special place in Hollywood. On the latest Scenic…
Scenic Route – Presidential Limousines
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/05/ScenicRoute-006.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 7:58 — 1.8MB)They’re not the biggest or the fastest, but some of the most interesting cars in the world are the ones…
Scenic Route – Buffalo Bill & the Legend of the Wild West
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/ScenicRoute-005.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 13:19 — 3.0MB)Perhaps more than any other man, Buffalo Bill Cody helped shape the legend of the Wild West. But what’s truth…
Scenic Route – A Series of Miracles
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/ScenicRoute-004.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 48:21 — 22.1MB)Serge Kreisberger was a little boy in Romania during the Holocaust, but he made it out alive through what he…
Scenic Route – Big Little Town
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/ScenicRoute-003.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 13:35 — 6.2MB)About 300 people live in Shickley, Nebraska, but that “big little town” has raised more than $2.5 million for community…
A Wisconsin Dairy Farmer and an Alaska Gold Mine
When Dexter Clark decided that the life of a Wisconsin dairy farmer was not for him, he took up a new career that he says…
Gettysburg Interviews
I hope you are enjoying our series of interviews from Gettysburg. I’ve spent quite a bit of time there recently and have really enjoyed the…