Posted in American Countryside Montana

Preserving History in Montana

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/01/14Feb25-Nevada-City-Montana-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Some people like to preserve a piece of the past.  What this family did here was preserve an entire town…

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A Montana Gold Mining Town

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/01/13Feb25-Nevada-City-Montana-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Just northwest of Yellowstone National Park you’ll find some old mining towns with quite a story.  When gold was found…

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Posted in American Countryside Michigan

The Pancake Days in Glenn, Michigan

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/01/12Feb25-Glenn-Michigan-Pancake-Days.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Occasionally a winter storm will leave motorists stranded and locals will come to their aid.  That was the case in…

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Posted in American Countryside Wyoming

Chugwater, Wyoming

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/01/11Feb25-Chugwater-Wyoming.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It is noted to be the longest running image used on a license plate anywhere in the world.  The image…

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Posted in American Countryside Michigan

The Sleeping Bear Dunes

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/01/10Feb25-Sleeping-Bear-Dunes-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When the first European settlers came to this area, they may not have given much thought to the natural landmark…

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Posted in American Countryside Michigan

Empire, Michigan

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/01/07Feb25-Sleeping-Bear-Dunes-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many people come to this area of Michigan each year for the beauty of the woods and the Lake Michigan…

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Posted in American Countryside Massachusetts

The Springfield Armory

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/01/06Feb25-Springfield-Armory-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Along the Connecticut River in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts  you’ll find a series of buildings that for nearly two…

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Not Quite a Pipe Organ

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/01/05Feb25-Springfield-Armory-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In Springfield, Massachusetts you’ll find a site that resembles a large pipe organ.  In fact, that is part of it’s…

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Posted in American Countryside Arkansas Massachusetts

Making Our Own Weapons

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/01/04Feb25-Springfield-Armory-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When the colonies declared there independence from England, they had to fight a war using guns mostly made in other…

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Posted in American Countryside Arkansas

Eureka Springs, Arkansas

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/01/03Feb25-Eureka-Springs-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Imagine a seven story hotel in which each floor is a ground floor.  We’ll take you to the town where…

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A Place Where Water is More Than Water

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/01/31Jan25-Eureka-Springs-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If you think water is just water, then don’t tell the folks in this small town, because it’s the water…

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Posted in American Countryside Florida

70 Miles From Land

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/01/30Jan25-Dry-Tortugas-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Alcatraz was known as one of the most difficult prisons from which to make an escape.  It’s location in San…

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Dry Tortugas

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/01/29Jan25-Dry-Tortugas-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The name of a place can sometimes tell you a lot about what the surrounding area may be like.  That…

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Posted in American Countryside Florida

Too Many Floral Print Shirts

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/01/28Jan25-Little-White-House-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If you go to a tropical location, some people might decide to don a floral print shirt.  But things got…

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The Little White House

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/01/27Jan25-Little-White-House-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)This Naval Base would not have drawn much attention if not for a doctor who ordered a president he needed…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

Jim the Wonder Dog

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/01/24Jan25-Jim-the-Wonder-Dog-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Any betting man or woman would love to know the winners before placing a wager.  The people of Marshall, Missouri…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

A Dog that Learned Amazing Tricks

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/01/23Jan25-Jim-the-Wonder-Dog-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many people have dogs and some of us have even taught our dogs to do tricks.  But Sam had a…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

An Excellent Hunting Dog that Became More

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/01/22Jan25-Jim-the-Wonder-Dog-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It all began quite by accident.  A pup mysteriously arrived on a train, addressed to a man who loved to…

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Posted in American Countryside New Mexico

The Gila Cliff Dwellings

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/01/21Jan25-Gila-Cliff-Dwellings-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It requires some time and effort to make the drive up highway 15 north of Silver City, New Mexico.  The…

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A Different Cliff Dwelling

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/01/20Jan25-Gila-Cliff-Dwellings-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many people visit famous Native American cliff dwellings such as Mesa Verde in Colorado.  But here, north of Silver City,…

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