Posted in American Countryside South Dakota

Al’s Great Pies

If you’ve driven across interstate 90 in South Dakota you know you’ll see plenty of signs for Wall Drug, an iconic business in that state. …

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Posted in American Countryside South Dakota

Al’s Oasis

An oasis is often thought to be a lush, fertile spot in the middle of a desert.  The oasis I’ll take you to today isn’t…

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Posted in American Countryside Texas

Short Existence, Mighty Impact

Many military museums tell the story of an entire war, or perhaps the history of a fort or military outpost.  This museum is unusual in…

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Posted in American Countryside Texas

The Hell Cats

They were often known as the Hell Cats.  Others knew them by the name, “Suicide Squad” for their hard fought battles against the fiercest German…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

Bluff Dwellers Cavern

Arthur Browning thought he was just going to check the traps on his farm one morning back in 1927.  What he found was a far…

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Posted in American Countryside Arkansas

Same Old Sam

He was one of the wealthiest men in America.  Yet almost everyone that ever worked with him would tell you that money didn’t change him. …

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Posted in American Countryside Arkansas

Sam’s Mismatched Floor Tiles

It you walked into a business that had just remodeled its space and noticed the floor tiles did not match, you might think the owner…

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Posted in American Countryside Arkansas

Losing a Lease that Led to Success

It’s said, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.”  Perhaps that’s how Sam should have regarded the fact that his lease was not renewed and…

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Posted in American Countryside Utah

Roundup on Antelope Island

Every fall there is a round-up of the herd here just outside of Salt Lake City, Utah.  You can even bring a horse, or rent…

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Posted in American Countryside Utah

Antelope Island

Until the 1960s, ranchers took animals by a barge from the mainland to this island for grazing.  The vast rangeland was difficult to reach and…

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