http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/11Sep13-Miss-America-Shelby-Ringdahl-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)A new Miss America will be crowned this weekend.  Of course only one person can earn that title, while everyone…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/10Sep13-Miss-America-Shelby-Ringdahl-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)I first became acquainted with Shelby Ringdahl when she played basketball at Columbia Rock Bridge High School, a team which…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/09/09Sep13-Al-Bodenlos.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Al Bodenlos can tell you plenty about building airport runways. Of course, most of those he helped build were on…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/06Sep13-Hatton-Elison-Museum-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Carl Ben Eielson hailed from Hatton, North Dakota.  He was a pioneer in aviation and helped open the vast Alaskan…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/05Sep13-Hatton-Elison-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Today we say hello to our listeners on 600 KSJB covering eastern and central North Dakota.  Folks there know of…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/09/ScenicRoute-014.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 9:35 — 6.6MB)Carl Ben Eielson grew up in North Dakota, but his aviation career took him much further north than that. The…

Some may think North Dakota has few places to explore. I have found quite the opposite. While cities such as Fargo, Grand Forks and Bismarck…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/04Sep13-Hatton-Elison-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)If you live in the states of North Dakota or Alaska and you quite likely have heard of Carl Ben…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/03Sep13-Antietam-Battle-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The fields were filled with ears of corn nearing harvest during September, but the kernels would never be shelled. In…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/02Sep13-Antietam-Battle-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Imagine going into a battle and having the enemy’s plan of attach in your hands. It sounds like it would…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/30Aug13-Old-Log-Cabin-Inn.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When you operate a restaurant that features a talking crow and airplane rides, you will certainly stand out compared to…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/29Aug13-Route-66-Hall-of-Fame.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)There are many Halls of Fame across this nation.  Most will display items related to those enshrined.  This one is…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/28Aug13-National-Tiger-Sanctuary-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Rob Patrick has to help feed his pets.  It takes about 100,000 pounds of raw meat a year.  Of course…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/27Aug13-National-Tiger-Sanctuary-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Animal shelters may care for unwanted cats.  But when it comes to these kind of cats, it takes a special…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/26Aug13-Pontiac-Oakland-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Today we take a look at a very old Pontiac wagon.  No, we’re not talking about a station wagon, but…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/23Aug13-Pontiac-Oakland-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)If I were to tell you that there is a car named for Oakland County, Michigan you’d probably not recognize…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/22Aug13-Walldogs.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)What is a “walldog” and why is there a museum devoted to it?  Well, the answer can be found in…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/21Aug13-Laura-Ingalls-Wilder.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:58 — 2.0MB)It’s hard to imagine it happened by chance–8 books and a 10 year television series–all based on one young pioneer…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/20Aug13-Bartlesville-Oklahoma.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)George Keeler noticed his horses wouldn’t drink from this spot on the Caney River.  The location is today an important…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/19Aug13-Battle-of-the-Hemp-Bales.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)The bullet holes still scar the inside and outside of this home, a place that was a hospital during a…