Posted in American Countryside North Dakota

In Search of That Big Fish

You’ve heard the cliché about being a big fish in a little pond.  Well, Zippy knows a lot about fishes of all sizes, and the…

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Posted in American Countryside North Dakota

A Growing Lake

Imagine a lake where just a few feet in rising water creates large amounts of new water acreage.  In fact, rising water here means lakes…

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Posted in American Countryside North Dakota

Named For an Accident from Centuries Ago

The name of this body of water is foreboding.  A name derived from an accident that took place centuries ago.  Yet, today it is a…

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Posted in American Countryside Nebraska

Making An Impact

Most of us give to charities.  Some of those organizations may be local, but many are national or even global.  One town began to focus…

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Posted in American Countryside Nebraska

One of the Mightiest Towns in the Land

There are 340 residents in Shickley, Nebraska.  If you count up all the folks living in the local school district, you get just over 600. …

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Posted in American Countryside Illinois

Facing Santa Anna in the Mexican War

It’s been over 150 years since Illinois soldiers faced Santa Anna in the Mexican War.  However traces of that battle fought over 1500 miles to…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

Turning Back the Clock 200 Years

Today we say hello to KYMO in East Prairie, Missouri.  Listeners there know the Mississippi River bottomlands stretch for hundreds of miles.  Flat, fertile farmland…

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Posted in American Countryside Iowa

Losing All Five Sullivan Children

One cannot fathom the thought of losing five children in one event, but that’s exactly what happened to the Sullivans.  From that tragedy came something…

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Posted in American Countryside Iowa

Remembering the Sacrifices

Veteran’s Day is a time we remember the sacrifices of those who fought for the freedoms we enjoy in the country.  Perhaps no family gave…

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Posted in American Countryside Iowa

Remembering Five Brothers from Waterloo

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, many young men in the country rushed to join the military to fight for the freedoms of the nation…

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