Category: American Countryside
What Started As A Tent Revival
You’ve probably not heard of the evangelist, Samuel Jones. However, there’s a decent chance you know at least the last name of the man determined…
Rough Around the Edges
Tom was quite the entrepreneur. He built a great steamboat line and became quite wealthy. But he was also a bit rough around the edges,…
The Knife River Indian Village
Two centuries ago, these villages contained more people than the city of St. Louis…yet only a handful of Europeans and Americans had ever seen them…
At The Heart of the Town
It’s important that your heart is healthy if you want to live a long and productive life. The same can be said for the life…
Flip This Building
Turn on the tv and you can find shows about flipping properties, but in a moment we’ll take you to meet a man who wants…
Helping Rural America
It’s a common story in many small towns and big cities across America. Many places have downtown buildings that are vacant and in disrepair. This…
More Than Buying, Renovating and Selling
You’ve heard of people flipping homes for a living. For many years, that’s how Ron Drake made part of his living. However Ron has a…
Best of 2016: Take A Little Trip with Colonel Jackson
What you know about this battle probably comes from a song you’ve heard. So today we’ll “Take a little trip along with Colonel Jackson” to…
Best of 2016: Judge Roy Bean
We may not like the rules, but every place needs them. And with the rules comes a person to enforce them. But Langtry, Texas had…
Best of 2016: A Nuclear “Event”
It was an attention getter. A statement that showed the world the United States was serious about using nuclear energy for peace. But when you…