Category: American Countryside
The Pheasant Aircraft Company
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/20Sep13-Pheasant-Aircraft-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:58 — 2.0MB)It was a promising young business – the Pheasant Aircraft Company. In the early days of aviation, a well known…
A Flying Pheasant
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/19Sep13-Pheasant-Airplane-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)If you said you were looking for a pheasant you would probably be looking for a bird. But in the…
The Tallest Lady in the World
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/18Sep13-Ella-Ewing-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Folks in Scotland County, Missouri will tell you that their hometown girl, Ella Ewing, was the tallest lady in the…
The Story of Ella Ewing
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/17Sep13-Ella-Ewing-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)Today we say hello to our listeners on KMEM in Memphis, Missouri. Folks there know of a lady named Ella,…
The Willard Hotel
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/16Sep13-Willard-Hotel-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)The round bar at the Willard Hotel has been the places where generations of politicians, celebrities and power brokers have…
A Place For the President To Stay
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/13Sep13-Willard-Hotel-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)The President, of course, lives in the White House. But over the decades, when a president or president-elect has needed…
The Birthplace of the “Little Giant”
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/12Sep13-Stephen-Douglas-Birthplace.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Abraham Lincoln led the country through the Civil War, but it was this man who defeated him for the Senate…
Earning the Title of Miss America
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/11Sep13-Miss-America-Shelby-Ringdahl-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)A new Miss America will be crowned this weekend. Of course only one person can earn that title, while everyone…
From the Hardwood to Another Competition
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/10Sep13-Miss-America-Shelby-Ringdahl-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)I first became acquainted with Shelby Ringdahl when she played basketball at Columbia Rock Bridge High School, a team which…
From Pearl Harbor into World War II
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/09/09Sep13-Al-Bodenlos.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Al Bodenlos can tell you plenty about building airport runways. Of course, most of those he helped build were on…
An Aviation Pioneer
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/06Sep13-Hatton-Elison-Museum-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Carl Ben Eielson hailed from Hatton, North Dakota. He was a pioneer in aviation and helped open the vast Alaskan…
The Hero from Hatton
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/05Sep13-Hatton-Elison-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Today we say hello to our listeners on 600 KSJB covering eastern and central North Dakota. Folks there know of…
The Aviation of Carl Ben Eielson
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/04Sep13-Hatton-Elison-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)If you live in the states of North Dakota or Alaska and you quite likely have heard of Carl Ben…
Antietam Battle’s Blood Lane
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/03Sep13-Antietam-Battle-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The fields were filled with ears of corn nearing harvest during September, but the kernels would never be shelled. In…
Knowing Someone Else’s Battle Plan
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/02Sep13-Antietam-Battle-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Imagine going into a battle and having the enemy’s plan of attach in your hands. It sounds like it would…
The Old Log Cabin Inn
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/30Aug13-Old-Log-Cabin-Inn.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When you operate a restaurant that features a talking crow and airplane rides, you will certainly stand out compared to…
A Unique Hall of Fame
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/29Aug13-Route-66-Hall-of-Fame.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)There are many Halls of Fame across this nation. Most will display items related to those enshrined. This one is…
Taking Care of Unordinary Pets
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/28Aug13-National-Tiger-Sanctuary-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Rob Patrick has to help feed his pets. It takes about 100,000 pounds of raw meat a year. Of course…
A Home for Big Cats
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/27Aug13-National-Tiger-Sanctuary-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Animal shelters may care for unwanted cats. But when it comes to these kind of cats, it takes a special…
The Pontiac Wagon
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/26Aug13-Pontiac-Oakland-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Today we take a look at a very old Pontiac wagon. No, we’re not talking about a station wagon, but…
