Category: American Countryside
South Dakota’s First State Park
It is South Dakota’s first state park but when it was established over a century ago one man was worried the pristine place would be…
John the Baptist and Music
You may not think of John the Baptist as someone who would teach you a lot about music, but in just a moment, you’ll learn…
Another Man’s Birthday Celebrated
Everyone knows that Christmas is celebrated on December 25th, but at the opposite point of the year, another man’s birth is celebrated… https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/06/22Jun20-Father-Paul-Turner-1.mp3Podcast: Play in…
The Historic Route of Cereals
Grocery stores devote plenty of shelf space to cereals, but the historic route those breakfast foods took to get there may just surprise you… https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/06/19Jun20-Kellogg-Cereal.mp3Podcast:…
The Copper Queen Mine
Under the earth in southern Arizona you’ll find a place that brought people to the dry, wide open stretches of this place… https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/06/18Jun20-Copper-Queen-Mine.mp3Podcast: Play in…
Some of the Best Loved Dogs in the World
They are some of the best known and most loved dogs in the world… https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/06/17Jun20-Seeing-Eye.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
A Museum with Big Artifacts
It’s a museum with some of the biggest artifacts you’ll find and you can walk right up to just about everyone of them. I’ll take…
Higher and Faster than a Plane
When you think of an Air Force base you of course think of air planes. But at this base, the main feature was something that…
A Presidential Retreat
People have long recognized this place as a prime spot to get away from it all. During the term of FDR, the oval office realized…
A One-time Disaster Area
There was a time when these hills were a seeming disaster area. Fires and erosion had driven farmers from the land and the once beautiful…
