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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. …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
A Story of Boom and Bust
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/22Aug17-Port-Townsend-Washington-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)You could say it’s a story of boom and bust. But while the fortunes of this city did sour over…
The Large City of the Pacific Northwest
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/21Aug17-Port-Townsend-Washington-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)We’ve all heard of Seattle, Washington, but in the mid 1800s, it was this town that was to be the…
Hotel Rooms for $11 A Night
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/18Aug17-Wagon-Wheel-Motel.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Connie Echols admits she was crazy when she purchased the business just down the street. She had no idea what…
The Long Route to Mt Katahdin
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/17Aug17-Appalachian-Trail-Bruce-Sweet-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)I have seen Maine’s Mt. Katahdin from afar and I’ve always wanted to venture the top. Today we meet a…
Taking On a Big Challenge
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/16Aug17-Appalachian-Trail-Bruce-Sweet-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)It’s a task that takes most people five or six months. A process guaranteed to increase your metabolism and hopefully…
A Place of Reckoning
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/15Aug17-Appalachian-Trail-Bruce-Sweet-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)No one likes to be labeled a “quitter.” However, just up the trail from Spring Mountain, Georgia you’ll find a…
Retirement With a Big Idea
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/14Aug17-Appalachian-Trail-Bruce-Sweet-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)Bruce Sweet recently retired from his job, but he had a very big idea in mind. It was something that…
Something Glittering After a Rain
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/07/11Aug17-Iron-Mine-Tour-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There was something glittering on the ground after a big rain. It wasn’t gold, but it was certainly interesting. So…
Digging An Ore Mine To Drum Up Business
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/07/10Aug17-Iron-Mine-Tour-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Many a business has thought of unique ideas to drum up new customers. So what did one group of hotel…
The First Snow Skiing Club
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/07/09Aug17-Ishpeming-Ski-Jump-5.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It would be hard to identify the very person that ever began snow skiing. The concept has been around for…
Flying…With a Little Bravery Mixed In
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/07/08Aug17-Ishpeming-Ski-Jump-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)For centuries humans have desired to zoom into the air like birds. But how do you get that feeling when…
Kids Flying Above the Ground
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/07/07Aug17-Ishpeming-Ski-Jump-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many people say that kids need to be more active. And, if you want a kid to excel in sports…
A Different Purpose for the Doghouse
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/07/04Aug17-Ishpeming-Ski-Jump-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Kids can sometimes come up with fantastic and perhaps, unwise stunts to pass their time around home. Such was the…
