Posted in American Countryside Washington

Traveling to a Time That’s Passed

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/09/09Sep19-Winthrop-Washington-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)When you drive into Wintrhop, Washington…it appears time has passed it by…but a closer look will show you that what…

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Posted in American Countryside Washington

The Town at the End of the Road

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/08/06Sep19-Winthrop-Washington-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)At one time, this town was the end of the road, with the mighty Cascades a barrier to travel further…

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Posted in American Countryside Iowa

Everything Is For Sale

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/08/05Sep19-Auctioneer-Jared-Miller-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)What’s the most difficult genre of items for an auctioneer to sell?  That depends on the auctioneer you ask but…

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Posted in American Countryside Iowa

The Best Auctioneer

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/08/04Sep19-Auctioneer-Jared-Miller-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)The chant of an auctioneer – it is the sounds that calls for bids and brings items to their top…

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Posted in American Countryside Illinois

An Iconic Vehicle Modernized

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/08/03Sep19-Mahindra-Roxor.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Some say it was the iconic vehicle of World War II.  A vehicle that General Esienhower said was one of…

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Posted in American Countryside Arkansas

Listening to the Call of the Wild

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/08/02Sep19-Stuttgart-Arkansas-Ducks.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Every year thousands of people come to Stuttgart, Arkansas to listen to calls from the wild that are worth thousands…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri Saint Joseph

An Organization for Truck Stops

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/08/30Aug19-Deluxe-Truck-Stop-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)There’s an association for just about everything, so it should not be a surprise there is an organization for truck…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri Saint Joseph

The Rabbi at the Truck Stop

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/08/29Aug19-Deluxe-Truck-Stop-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)We’ve probably all seen Kosher foods in the grocery store which means those foods have been handled in accordance with…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri Saint Joseph

The Odor in the Trailer

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/08/28Aug19-Deluxe-Truck-Stop-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)There are plenty of odors that will drive you away – after all that’s how a skunk protects itself.  But…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri Saint Joseph

A Deluxe Truck Stop

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/08/27Aug19-Deluxe-Truck-Stop-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Folks in the four-state area of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and beyond may know of a single truck stop that…

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Posted in American Countryside Illinois

Grieving Traditions

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/08/26Aug19-Funeral-Customs-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)When someone close to us passes, we mourn.  While it’s not a topic we usually want to dwell upon…this man…

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Posted in American Countryside Illinois

History of a Difficult Subject

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/08/23Aug19-Funeral-Customs-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Today’s topic is one people don’t often like to discuss, yet it’s one with which all of us must deal…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

The Famous Menu Item

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/08/22Aug19-Arcadia-Academy-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Lots of places can tout great food, but few can say they have a recording artist who wrote a song…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

In Search of a New Home

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/08/21Aug19-Arcadia-Academy-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Most people do not go in search of a new home while driving a large, new school bus.  That’s what…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

Buildings Predating the Civil War

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/08/20Aug19-Arcadia-Academy-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Drive through Ironton, MO and you’ll find a campus of buildings that dates to the days prior to the Civil…

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Posted in American Countryside Nebraska

A 70 Year Heritage in Nebraska

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/08/19Aug19-KKOW-Radio.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Sometimes a station’s call letters can tell you a lot about the city or area from which it broadcasts.  Today…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

The President Who Claimed Kansas as Home

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/08/15Aug19-Eisenhower-Birthplace.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)This President was born in Texas, but always claimed Kansas as his home…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

Scars of Bullet Holes

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/08/16Aug19-Battle-of-the-Hemp-Bales-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)The bullet holes still scar the inside and outside of this home–a place that was a hospital during a skirmish…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

12 Stores Devoted to the Same Item

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/08/14Aug19-Hamilton-MO-Star-Quilt-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)You might expect a town of less than 2000 people to not have too many stores when compared to much…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

Attracting Thousands of Visitors to a Small Town

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/08/13Aug19-Hamilton-MO-Star-Quilt-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Jenny Doan is perhaps the most famous one of these in the world.  And due to that fact, there are…

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