Author: Tom
Best of 2017: A Store Named Pops
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/01Jan18-Best-of-2017-Pops.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Most people travel Old Route 66 for the nostalgia. So on the surface, this convenience store might not seem to…
Best of 2017: A Tribute to the Boll Weevil
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/29Dec17-Best-of-2017-Enterprise-Boll-Weevil.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Cotton was king in the southern U.S. in the early 20th century. However it was one of the tiniest of…
Best of 2017: The Coon Dog Cemetery
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/28Dec17-Best-of-2017-Coon-Dog-Cemetery.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:54 — 2.0MB)It looks like many cemeteries in the U.S. There are grave markers and flowers surrounding by many trees. But this…
Best of 2017: Ishmpeming Skiing
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/27Dec17-Best-of-2017-Ishpeming-Ski-Jump.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Depending on where you live in the nation, certain sports may be more popular than others. When you live in…
Best of 2017: A Place Called Iran
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/26Dec17-Best-of-2017-Iraan-Texas.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)This land in southwest Texas appeared to be barren ranch country. You could buy it for a relatively cheap price…
Christmas Day 1776
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/25Dec17-Washington-Crossing-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)It was Christmas Day 1776…the first Christmas for the young United States of America. If not for the bravery of…
A Pivotol Point in the Revolution
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/22Dec17-Washington-Crossing-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)On Christmas Eve 1776…a general and his men did not prepare for a meal or gift giving…but rather they prepared…
Crossing An Icy River on Christmas
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/21Dec17-Washington-Crossing-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)It’s one of the most famous battles of the American Revolution…and it all began with the crossing of an icy…
The Only Noel
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/19Dec17-Cave-Caroling.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)At Christmas we may sing, “The First Noel.” In the United States, this is the “Only Noel….”
Caroling in a Unique Venue
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/19Dec17-Cave-Caroling.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)Around Christmas you’re sure to hear Christmas carolers. But we doubt you’ve ever heard caroling performed in this venue…
A Place To See at Christmastime
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/18Dec17-Kansas-City-Union-Station-Christmas.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)It’s one of those places you love to see at Christmas. The century old building with its magnificent architecture plays…
Raising Corn In A Swamp
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/15Dec17-Okefenokee-Swamp-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)You might not think of a swamp as the best place to grow a corn crop. But here is was…
The World Series That Wasn’t the World Series
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/14Dec17-Puget-Sound-Navy-Museum-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It was a world series, that wasn’t the real world series. Then again, maybe it was, for the biggest names…
A Well-Known Craft in the US Navy
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/13Dec17-Puget-Sound-Navy-Museum-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It was one American president and his connection to one particular ship that made this a well known craft in…
Living In a Chicken Coop
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/12Dec17-Puget-Sound-Navy-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Sometimes cities grow so quickly, it’s hard for people to find a place to live. Here the rush was so…
A Tour of Naval Vessels New and Old
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/11Dec17-Puget-Sound-Navy-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If you drive to this town, you’re likely to see many vessels, both new and old, from the U.S. Navy. …
The Denver Sleigh Works
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/12/08Dec17-Denver-Sleigh-Works-2017.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Santa needs a sleigh to make deliveries around the world. This man makes sure he will never run out of…
The Edmund Fitzgerald
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/12/07Dec17-Great-Lakes-Shipwreck-Museum-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If not for a song, this tragedy could have been forgotten by many. However, when you hear the lyrics you’ll…
Shelter In A Storm
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/12/06Dec17-Great-Lakes-Shipwreck-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)A harbor is not only a place to load and unload cargo, but it can provide shelter in the face…
A Museum Devoted to Wrecks
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/12/05Dec17-Great-Lakes-Shipwreck-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If you don’t slow down, you might have a wreck. Here, if you don’t slow down, heed the weather, the…