Category: South Dakota
The Little House on the Prairie
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/12/12Feb14-Laura-Ingalls-Wilder-DeSmet-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Laura Ingalls Wilder lived in several Midwestern states during her lifetime. She was well into her 60s before her first…
The Story the Author Told
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/12/11Feb14-Laura-Ingalls-Wilder-DeSmet-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In 1879 there was no town here. It was a vast open prairie that could at time be beautiful and…
The Wonderful Flying Machine and Henry Heitz
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/12/31Jan14-Elkton-Henry-Heitz.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You probably haven’t heard of Henry Heitz. However, the folks in Elkton, South Dakota know that he invented a flying…
An Elephant on the Run
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/12/30Jan14-Elkton-Elephant-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)The people of Elkton, South Dakota were excited that the circus was in town. But when bad weather forced its…
The Circus Comes to Elkton
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/12/29Jan14-Elkton-Elephant-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Just about everyone loves the circus, so people in Elkton, South Dakota were disappointed when bad weather forced the cancellation…
Sitting Bull
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/05/Sitting-Bull-2011.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)He is one of the greatest Indian chiefs ever to lead his tribes in peace and battle. Ironically, two different…
Hansen Wheel and Wagon
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/01/Wheel-and-Wagon.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 950.0KB)If American automakers are struggling to make ends meet, perhaps they should meet one of the country’s premiere wagon builders….
A Special Job and A Special Thanksgiving
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/10/Travis-Schuring-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)Regardless of your political affiliation, the event that took place on Thanksgiving 2003 was remarkable. Today, we visit with a…
Captain Travis Schuring
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/10/Travis-Schuring-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 949.6KB)Comedians, professional wrestlers, cheerleaders and politicians–Travis Schuring works with them all. Where do you find such a career? In the…
A Protocol Officer in the Air Force
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/10/Travis-Schuring-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)Most people can’t tell you exactly what a protocol officer does, but today’s broadcast let’s you meet one who served…
