Category: American Countryside
The Wild Center
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/30Jul21-The-Wild-Center.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There is usually only misery that comes from living through a bad ice storm. That was partly the case with…
The Other End of the Hudson
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/29Jul21-Adirondack-Adventures-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You may recall that the Hudson River terminates in New York City. Most of us wouldn’t think that swimming in…
Reading the Water
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/28Jul21-Adirondack-Adventures-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Lindsey’s job is to “read” the water. It’s an ever-changing task and her ability to read those waters correctly has…
Reviving Small Town Theatres
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/27Jul21-Fairbault-Paradise-Center-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many small towns lost their old theatres and opera houses over the years. It some cases they were torn down,…
Paradise Center – Faribault
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/26Jul21-Fairbault-Paradise-Center-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)A theatre with a Moroccan-style courtyard may seem out of place in southern Minnesota, but this town has not only…
A Strange Log Cabin
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/23Jul21-St-Genevieve-Missouri-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)We’ve all seen a log cabin. Such structures were the norm for many Americans early in the country’s history. But…
Missouri’s Oldest Town
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/22Jul21-St-Genevieve-Missouri-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When these French Catholics learned that the British Protestants had taken over, they weren’t pleased. It may be the reason…
The Stage Door Canteen
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/21Jul21-Pontiac-WWII-Home-Band-Exhibit-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Imagine a chance to get to hear one of the biggest bands of the day and dance with movie starlets. …
The $25 Per Month Home Mortgage
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/20Jul21-Pontiac-WWII-Home-Band-Exhibit-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)As time passes there are fewer Americans that can recall the life on the homefront during the years of World…
The Music of the Civil War
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/16Jul21-Pontiac-Civil-War-Music-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many museums cover the history of the Civil War, but few cover this specific topic within that war. That doesn’t…
Titanic of Pontiac, Illinois
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/15Jul21-Pontiac-Titanic-Museum.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many museums cover the history of the Civil War, but few cover this specific topic within that war. That doesn’t…
Remembering Your Roots
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/14Jul21-Buddy-Holly-Museum-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)We sometimes say that famous folks forget their roots. They become so engrossed in stardom that they lose site of…
That’ll Be The Day
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/13Jul21-Buddy-Holly-Museum-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many of us know the Buddy Holly sing, That’ll Be the Day.” It was a hit that launched the young…
It’s Not County Western Music
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/12Jul21-Buddy-Holly-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Landing a record deal is a big step in a musician’s career. But when this record company wanted their young…
Lubbock’s Rock ‘n Roller
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/09Jul21-Buddy-Holly-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Ever rock ‘n roll star had to begin somewhere, and for this musician from Lubbock, TX it was playing at…
A Flight With No Engine
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/08Jul21-Silent-Wings-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Imagine entering a heated ground battle simply slicing through the air on a glider. It was a dangerous mission that…
Gliding Into Battle
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/07Jul21-Silent-Wings-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When the United States entered World War II soldiers were asked to fight in places where it would be difficult…
Big Footprints
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/06Jul21-Dinosaur-Valley.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The animal tracks are three foot in width…and they are real…not made by an imaginary bigfoot…but plain to see to…
The Veterinarian Who Began Arizona’s First Golf Resort
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/05Jul21-San-Marcos-Hotel.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Phoenix, Arizona has plenty of golf resorts that attract thousands of visitors, but ask someone who established the first course…
Fact & Fiction of Paul Revere’s Ride
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/06/02Jul21-Paul-Revere-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Listen, my children, and you shall hear…Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere. It’s the beginning to that famous Longfellow…