Category: Michigan
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
Perhaps it’s fitting that you have to go a bit out of the way to find the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum. This well known site…
A Fear on Lake Superior
Some sailors and airman have long feared the Bermuda Triangle for the mysterious fate of some who have passed there. Whitefish Point is a bit…
Whitefish Point
On a road map, it’s simply listed as “Whitefish Point.” That place name has little significance to most, but for those living in northern Michigan,…
Going to Hell
We go to great lengths to gather the stories you here on this program…and this time we literally went to hell and back to get…
The Inventor of the First Automobile
Who invented the first automobile? You might be surprised that it wasn’t Henry Ford…but this man from Kokomo, Indiana… https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/07/17Jul14-Elwood-Haynes.mp3Podcast: Play in new window |…
A Store For the Holidays
If Santa Claus needed a place to buy all of his decorations, this would be it. This big business in small town Michigan brings cheer…
Protecting a President
After delivering a speech at the Washington Hilton Hotel, President Ronald Regan was hit by a bullet fired by John Hinkley Jr. Today we know…
President Kennedy’s Bubbletop Car
You may have heard people say that President Kennedy would have never been assassinated in Dallas if he ordered the bubbletop to remain on his…
A Luxurious and Secure Automobile Collection
Today we begin a three part series on one of the most luxurious and secure automobiles in America – the limo of the President of…
A Great Collection of Buildings
The birthplace of America is often considered to be Independence Hall, the site of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. You can go to…
