Category: American Countryside
Battle of the Hemp Bales
The bullet holes still scar the inside and outside of this home, a place that was a hospital during a skirmish known as ‘The Battle…
Vermont’s Only National Park
You’ve heard of Yellowstone and Yosemite, but try naming the State of Vermont’s only national park…..
The Marsh, Billings, Rockafeller National Historic Park
Many farms today use terraces, waterways and conservation tillage to protect soil and water. However, few people can tell you the man who’s revolutionary book…
The Carthage Jail
Jails aren’t supposed to be a thing of beauty, but the tanned limestone walls of this 1839 jailhouse in Carthage, Illinois are quite pretty set…
WCAZ Radio
Today’s program comes from the studios of WCAZ Radio in Carthage, Illinois. It’s a place with a long tradition in broadcasting…a place that’s been on…
Racing the Mt. Washington Auto Road
Imagine running the Daytona 500 on a mountain road with steep grades and no guardrails. The cars may not be the same…but autos have been…
Driving the Mt. Washington Auto Road
It’s a mountain road with hairpin curves, no guardrails and an average grade of 12%. That makes it one of the most popular and perhaps…
Building the Mt. Washington Auto Road
It was big news when this mountain road opened…not because it linked two cities, but rather because it linked tourists with one of the most…
The Kansas Cosmosphere
Today we’re back in Hutchinson, KS and say hello to our listeners on KWBW. I can attest to what folks there already know…the space museum…
A Space Museum in the Midwest
Where can you find the largest collection of Soviet space artifacts on public display in the world? The answer is in a most unexpected place,…