Posted in American Countryside Missouri

The Biggest Race of Its Kind

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/09/19Sept17-Missouri-River-340-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Imagine a race that might last over three days and in that time, you may not sleep at all, or…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

Days of Sprinting

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/09/18Sept17-Missouri-River-340-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Folks in Clinton, Missouri know there is quite a racer in their midst, a man who’s sprint was not measured…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Ohio

Pastures Full of Danger

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/15Sep17-Wright-Brothers-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The Wright Brothers made their first flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.  However, it was the farmers around Dayton that…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Ohio

Before First Flight

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/14Sep17-Wright-Brothers-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)Although Kitty Hawk, North Carolina received most of the attention regarding the Wright Brothers first flight, it was this Ohio…

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Posted in American Countryside Indiana

Clean Water and Good Health

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/13Sep17-French-Lick-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Clean water is an important part of maintaining good health.  So it may seem odd to us today that thousands…

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Posted in American Countryside Indiana

Pluto…But Not the Planet…or the Disney Character

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/12Sep17-French-Lick-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)For most of us, the name Pluto is recognized as the name of a planet, or whatever they are calling…

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A Town With An Unusual Name

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/11Sep17-French-Lick-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s one of the most unusual town names you’ll find in the nation.  But when you dig a little deeper…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Missouri

The Top Mounted Military Man in the Nation

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/08Sep17-Nathan-Boone-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Before their was a U.S. cavalry, this man was noted to be the top mounted military man in the nation. …

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The Baby of the Boone Family

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/07Sep17-Nathan-Boone-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Most of us remember the frontiersman and explorer, Daniel Boone from our history books.  However, we may not be familiar…

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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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