Category: Alaska
An Anchorage Vendor
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/07/Anchorage-Reindeer-Sausage.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:01 — 942.2KB)When we think of reindeer we may have visions of animals pulling Santa’s sled. However, if you head to downtown…
The Soapy Smith Gang
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/07/Skagway-Gold-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 941.2KB)Mr. Smith had a telegraph office and a friendly group of men that could send your message for a fee….
The Path to Gold
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/07/Skagway-Gold-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 940.4KB)For many this trail to gold began in Seattle, but the toughest part of the journey was in the mountains…
North to Alaska!
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/07/Skagway-Gold-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:01 — 941.8KB)Just about every gold rush has the same story line: Gold is discovered, a handful of people early to the…
The Rendezvous Theatre
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/11/Rendevous-Theatre.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:01 — 947.6KB)When hunters and trappers would gather once each season, it was often called a rendezvous. In Alaska and the Yukon…
Alaska’s Salmon
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/11/Alaska-Riverboat-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)To many of us, salmon are just another type of fish we might eat. But to the people of Alaska,…
Alaskan Riverboats
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/11/Alaska-Riverboat-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)When the city of Fairbanks swelled with the Klondike gold rush in the late 1800s, a fleet of riverboats began…
Alaska’s Riverboat Discovery
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/11/Alaska-Riverboat-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)When you think of a riverboat captain, you probably think of life on the Mississippi, Ohio or Missouri. Instead, we’ll…
An Alaskan Highway
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/11/Jean-Richardson-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:05 — 1.9MB)It’s a chore for most states to build and repair roads and bridges. Mary Carey fought with her state for…
North to Alaska
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/11/Jean-Richardson-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:01 — 1.9MB)Jean Richardson’s mother had always dreamed of moving to Alaska and teaching school there. When she did move north, the…
Glaciers and Icebergs
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/11/Alaska-Glaciers-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:01 — 1.8MB)If there is such a thing as a famous iceberg, it would probably be the chuck of ice that sunk…
Alaska’s Magnificent Glaciers
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/11/Alaska-Glaciers-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)Alaska has plenty to offer visitors when it comes to natural beauty. One of the most popular attractions for tourists…
Music At the Gold Mine
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/11/El-Dorado-Gold-Mine-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)Alaska has had its share of gold rushes and although the stampede of prospectors may be long gone, there is…
A Wisconsin Dairy Farmer and an Alaska Gold Mine
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/11/El-Dorado-Gold-Mine-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:01 — 1.9MB)When Dexter Clark decided that the life of a Wisconsin dairy farmer was not for him, he took up a…
The Wildlife of Denali National Park
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/11/Denali-National-Park-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)Denali National Park is home to North America’s tallest peak and many types of wildlife. Today we venture there for…
A Mountain Called Denali
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/11/Denali-National-Park-11.mp3Podcast: Download ()Denali National Park is home to a peak for which the park is named…Denali…which means The Great One. Many people know it as…
Dawson Dolly
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/11/Dawson-Dolly.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 950.0KB)Skagway, Alaska has a wealth of history from its gold mining days. One of the personalities who shares that story…
Dawson Dolly
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/10/Dawson-Dolly1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 950.0KB)Skagway, Alaska has a wealth of history from its gold mining days. One of the personalities who shares that story…
Preparing for the Iditarod
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/09/Iditarod-Headquarters-Reddington-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)Some sports not only require thousands of hours of training, they also require a hefty financial investment. For those who…
1156 Miles on a Sled
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/08/Iditarod-Headquarters-Reddington-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 953.1KB)Some athletes train for a marathon–a race just over 26 miles in length. This athlete’s family trains for an event…