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Pima Air and Space
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/04/18Apr12-Pima-Air-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 1.4MB)A few months ago, our broadcasts visited the Bone Yard, the long term storage facility for U.S. government aircraft in…
The QRS Company of Buffalo, New York
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/04/17Apr12-Player-Piano.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 1.4MB)For the last 103 years, this company that has helped Americans play the piano. It doesn’t teach people to play…
Lake Chelan Hotel
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/04/16Apr12-Lake-Chelan-Hotel.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 1.4MB)There are lake resorts all across the nation, but it’s not every day you encounter a family owned operation that…
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/02/13Apr12-Unsinkable-Molly-Brown-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 1.4MB)April 15, 1912. It was the night over 1500 people lost their lives aboard the Titanic. Of the 710 survivors,…
A Missouri Gal Named Maggie
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/02/12Apr12-Unsinkable-Molly-Brown-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 1.4MB)Perhaps you’ve never heard of Maggie Brown who hailed from Hannibal, Missouri. But in a moment you’ll likely realize you…
Atlanta, Illinois’ 19 Foot Giant
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/02/11Apr12-Atlanta-Illinois-Paul-Bunyan.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:56 — 1.3MB)If someone offered to give you a 19 foot tall giant, you would probably want to get several details before…
The Palms Grill Cafe
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/02/10Apr12-Palms-Grill-Cafe.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:56 — 1.3MB)Route 66 draws nostalgia lovers to small towns and byways as travelers look to relive a little of the glory…
Grotto of the Redemption
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/04/09Apr12-Grotto-of-the-Redemption-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:55 — 1.3MB)It took 80 years to build this structure in West Bend, I0wa and today it is valued in the millions…
A Story Fitting for Good Friday
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/04/06Apr12-Grotto-of-the-Redemption-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:55 — 1.3MB)It is a story fitting for the message of Good Friday – the story of a priest who recovered from…
Wahoo History
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/04/05Apr12-Wahooo-Nebraska.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:56 — 1.3MB)It’s certainly one of the more unique names for a town in the country. Interestingly, no one knows for…
A Hometown Proud Hall of Famer
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/04/04Apr12-Wahoo-Sam-Crawford.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:55 — 1.3MB)Lots of people have nicknames. This baseball hall of famer was so proud of his hometown, they inserted it into…
Prepare To Be Amazed
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/04/03Apr12-Circus-Museum.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:56 — 2.7MB)It all began with Albert, Otto, Alfred, Charles and John. They might tell you to be prepared to be amazed….
The Redwoods of California
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/04/02Apr12-Redwoods.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:56 — 1.3MB)Normally the taller a tree grows, the deeper it’s roots sink into the ground to hold it in place. But…
A Capital for Less Than a Week
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/02/02Apr12-Kansas-Territorial-Capital.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:56 — 1.3MB)Most state capitals are built with the idea they’ll be used more than just five days. However, this state used…
Cawker City’s Growing Ball of Twine
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/03/29Mar12-Cawker-City-Twine-Ball.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:55 — 1.3MB)It wasn’t supposed to be a tourist attraction, but today it keeps a steady stream of cars stopping across the…
Keeping Sight of Your Roots
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/03/28Mar12-AgriGold-History.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:55 — 1.3MB)Some companies grow to the point they lose sight of their roots. They might begin to forget the years of…
An Experienced Pilot
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/03/27Mar12-Hot-Air-Balloon-Pilot.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:54 — 1.3MB)What’s seven stories high and can hold two million light bulbs. It may sound like the set up for a…
Cleveland, Ohio
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/03/26Mar12-Cleveland-Ohio.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)It was once the place that served as the punchline to jokes. Some of those jokes are still around, but…
A Lot of Pack for the Pound
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/02/23Mar12-Blue-Sky-Miniature-Horses-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:56 — 1.3MB)You may think you need a team of Clydesdales to pull a large wagon. However, a visit to Blue Sky…
A Good Horse, No Matter the Size
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/03/22Mar12-Blue-Sky-Miniature-Horses-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:55 — 1.3MB)Listeners in ranch country know that it takes a good horse to round up the herd. But here, you may…