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Acquiring the Best of the Best

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/10/21Oct24-Fromm-Brothers-Fus-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In the woods of northern Wisconsin there is a lodge that housed some of the leading businessman of the world. …

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Developing a Silver Fox

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/10/18Oct24-Fromm-Brothers-Fus-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The Fromm Brothers might be said to have been as “sly as a fox.”  That’s because their business plan led…

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Wausau Depot

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/06/03Jul24-Wausau-Depot.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There’s a good chance you’ve never been to this railroad depot.  However, if you’re over forty years old, there’s a…

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The Cheese Capital

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/06/24Jun24-Cheese-Capitol.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Lots of people love cheese and for those who can’t get enough of it, perhaps the Cheese Capital of the…

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The Wade House

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/06/21Jun24-Wade-House-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Just as hotels today might serve guests traveling the interstate highways, there were inns that catered to the travelers using…

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When Horses and Carriages Ruled the Road

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/06/20Jun24-Wade-House-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There was once a time when horses and carriage ruled the roads, and in those days before the automobile, the…

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The Center of the Hemisphere

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/06/12Jun24-Center-of-Hemisphere-.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)I recently headed west on highway 29 from Wausau, Wisconsin.  I then turned north, back west, then back north…and then,…

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The Cray Supercomputer

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/04/26Apr24-Cray-Supercomputer.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s been dubbed the world’s most expensive love seat.  It’s true you can sit on it, but with an $8…

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Darly Fire Trucks

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/04/25Apr24-Darly-Fire-Trucks.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)My father-in-law has been a volunteer fire fighter for many years.  His small town does what it can with a…

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Mason Shoes

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/04/24Apr24-Mason-Shoes.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Today most of us don’t think much about buying a pair of shoes.  There are many places you can shop…

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Leinenkugel’s

Podcast: Download ()It is definitely one of the longer names in the beer brewing industry and has and equally long lineage of production to boot. …

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Home of the Ice Cream Sundae

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/03/11Mar24-Two-Rivers-Ice-Cream-Sundae-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many of us enjoy an ice cream sundae.  We have our favorite flavors and toppings.  But were did that phrase,…

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The Sistine Chapel of Twin Rivers

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/02/08Mar24-Two-Rivers-Ice-Cream-Sundae-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Some have referred to this place as the Sistine Chapel of this town.  No the ceilings aren’t as high, nor…

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An Art and Space Museum

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/02/07Mar24-Sputnik-Art-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Perhaps you don’t think you’d care to go to an art museum.  But what about a museum that had a…

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Kicking It to the Side of the Road

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/02/06Mar24-Sputnik-Art-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It was the middle of the night and two police officers had happened upon a relatively small piece of smoldering…

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School Lunches Take the Ferry

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/10/12Oct22-Apostle-Islands-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)School lunches can be an important part of some kids’ days.  In this district, those meals are so important, they…

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Taking the Ice Road

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/10/11Oct22-Apostle-Islands-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Some places are hard to reach.  You might need a car, boat or plane to get there.  Depending on the…

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Madeline Island

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/10/10Oct22-Apostle-Islands-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)At the northern tip of the state of Wisconsin you’ll find the Apostle Islands.  The scenic spot includes several islands…

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The Portage at Portage

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/01/29Jan21-Portage-at-Portage.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It is still revered as one of the most difficult canal building projects ever undertaken–a project to tame a rapidly…

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The Lights That Turned Night to Day

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/12/07Jan21-Hearthstone-Mansion.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Reports say the lights in this home made it seem like night had turned to day.  In fact, the lights…

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