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British Soldiers Residing in the US

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/06Sep17-Lathrop-Missouri-Mules-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Imagine a small U.S. farm town with British soldiers who had residences there.  No, we are not talking about the…

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The Mule Capital of the World

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/05Sep17-Lathrop-Missouri-Mules-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It was once the mule capital of the world.  You can still find some mules there and if you go…

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When The Teeth Are The Main Attraction

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/04Sep17-Strongman-Steve.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Every dentist that has ever advised not to crush ice or hard candy with one’s teeth will not want to…

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Mules in World War I

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/01Sep17-World-War-I-Mules-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)My grandfather was born in 1903 and remembered the nation’s fight to win World War I.  In fact, my grandfather…

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A Coveted Tool to Defeat the Enemy

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/31Aug17-World-War-I-Mules-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Even before the United States entered World War I, American farms were important in helping the allies win the conflict. …

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Stories of a Pioneer Girl Growing Up

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/30Aug17-Laura-Ingels-Wilder-Home-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It is hard to imagine it happened mostly by accident…eight books and a ten year television series all based on…

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Childhood Stories

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/29Aug17-Laura-Ingels-Wilder-Home-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)She never set out to become a famous author…she was simply writing down some stories from her childhood.  But those…

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Pheasants In Arizona

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/28Aug17-Arizona-Pheasant-Grower.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Most people don’t go pheasant hunting in Phoenix, AZ.  But if you to come to Molly’s farm, you will perhaps…

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Posted in American Countryside Washington

The Race to Alaska

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/25Aug17-Port-Townsend-Washington-Race-to-Alaska.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It’s called the “Race to Alaska,” a trek for teams from Washington state to Alaska.  Winning the contest will earn…

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A Kinetic Sculpture Race

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/24Aug17-Port-Townsend-Washington-Kinetic-Race.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You’ve likely never heard of a kinetic sculpture race.  Neither had I and I had no idea what it was,…

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Posted in American Countryside Washington

Protecting A Critical Waterway

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/23Aug17-Port-Townsend-Washington-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)These forts were designed to protect a critical waterway in the U.S.  While they never had to fire on an…

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A Story of Boom and Bust

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/22Aug17-Port-Townsend-Washington-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)You could say it’s a story of boom and bust.  But while the fortunes of this city did sour over…

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The Large City of the Pacific Northwest

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/21Aug17-Port-Townsend-Washington-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)We’ve all heard of Seattle, Washington, but in the mid 1800s, it was this town that was to be the…

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Hotel Rooms for $11 A Night

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/18Aug17-Wagon-Wheel-Motel.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Connie Echols admits she was crazy when she purchased the business just down the street.  She had no idea what…

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The Long Route to Mt Katahdin

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/17Aug17-Appalachian-Trail-Bruce-Sweet-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)I have seen Maine’s Mt. Katahdin from afar and I’ve always wanted to venture the top.  Today we meet a…

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Taking On a Big Challenge

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/16Aug17-Appalachian-Trail-Bruce-Sweet-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)It’s a task that takes most people five or six months.  A process guaranteed to increase your metabolism and hopefully…

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A Place of Reckoning

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/15Aug17-Appalachian-Trail-Bruce-Sweet-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)No one likes to be labeled a “quitter.”  However, just up the trail from Spring Mountain, Georgia you’ll find a…

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Retirement With a Big Idea

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/14Aug17-Appalachian-Trail-Bruce-Sweet-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)Bruce Sweet recently retired from his job, but he had a very big idea in mind.  It was something that…

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Posted in American Countryside Michigan

Something Glittering After a Rain

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/07/11Aug17-Iron-Mine-Tour-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There was something glittering on the ground after a big rain.  It wasn’t gold, but it was certainly interesting.  So…

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Digging An Ore Mine To Drum Up Business

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/07/10Aug17-Iron-Mine-Tour-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Many a business has thought of unique ideas to drum up new customers.  So what did one group of hotel…

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