Author: Tom
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…
Exploring the Ships Around the Soo Locks
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/12/04Dec17-Valley-Camp-Sault-Ste-Marie-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If you venture to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, you may go to see the Soo Locks. Some folks also want…
Valley Camp
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/01Dec17-Valley-Camp-Sault-Ste-Marie-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It’s called the Valley Camp, and no it’s not a campground and no it’s not in a valley. But that’s…
The Oldest City in Michigan
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/30Nov17-Valley-Camp-Sault-Ste-Marie-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)What is the oldest city in Michigan? We’ll give you a moment to ponder the answer and the founder and…
Don’t Break My Heart
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/29Nov17-Achy-Breaky-Heart-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)You probably either loved it or hated it – the song Achy, Breaky Heart. It was a song that Don…
The Song With Roots in the Drive Thru
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/28Nov17-Achy-Breaky-Heart-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It all began in the drive thru line at Hardee’s. That was the place that inspired one of the most…
A Skilled Songwriter
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/27Nov17-Achy-Breaky-Heart-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)We often know songs by who sings them instead of who writes them. Today we visit with one very skilled…
Thanksgiving at Berkley Plantation
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/24Nov17-Thanksgiving-Berkley-Plantation.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You may have thought Thanksgiving dates back to the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony in today’s state of Massaschusettes. But, in…
