Category: Iowa
Now THAT’S a Tractor
If you think those high-tech gizmos on modern tractors are cool, you should check out a John Deere model from the 1940s. It’s equipped with…
Big Bud – The World’s Biggest Tractor
If you want more information about Big Bud 747, featured in our latest show, you’ve come to the right place! We’ve gathered up some resources…
Seven Great FREE Places to Visit with the Family this Summer
Here are seven places my family and I have discovered in the American Countryside listening area that are not only fun to visit, but also…
From Lumber Company to Feed Company
It all began with a lumber yard in Indianola, Iowa. Of course, today you don’t know this company for its lumber. You instead know it…
The World’s Longest Flight
The longest nonstop commercial flight in the world is currently a Singapore Airlines route from Newark to Singapore. It’s in the air over 18 hours…
Iowa’s Aviation Museum
For the past few days we,ve been in Greenfield, Iowa, home to the Iowa Aviation Museum. You probably never realized how many aviation firsts are…
Charles Levine
Chalres Lindburgh was the first person to fly an airplane across the Atlantic Ocean. But lost in our history books in the name of a…
Landing A Plane on a Boat
Today, aircraft carriers and the planes they transport play a vital role in country’s military might. However, have you ever given any thought to…
A Unique Midwest Harvest
In some parts of the Midwest, you can buy a brand new car for the same price as one acre of farmland. That’s land that’s…
A POW-built Nativity
It was Christmas 1945. German POWs at Camp Algona in Algona, Iowa would be returning to Europe the next year. This was the final Christmas…
