http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/04/Ybor-City-Florida-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Mention Ybor City to someone in Tampa, Florida and they will probably tell you about all the great restaurants, bars…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/04/Fort-Sumter-2011.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)One hundred fifty years ago, Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter. The man who returned fire for the Union, became…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/04/De-Soto-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Imagine walking all the way from Arkansas to Mexico City. That’s what this expedition attempted to do. When they finally…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/04/De-Soto-Indians-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)It is hard to imagine the changes that took place in the American southeast during the 16th century. The Spanish…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/04/De-Soto-Indians-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)You may remember your history book told you of Ponce de Leon and his search for the “fountain of youth.”…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/04/De-Soto-Indians-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Thousands of visitors fly and drive to Tampa and Orlando, Florida every year.  Daniel Stevens can tell you what life…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/04/Herbert-Hoover-2011.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Some consider this president to be the cause of the Great Depression.  It was probably more a matter of being…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/04/Harold-Barrett-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Today we say hello to our listeners on KWBG in Boone, IA.  Folks there should stay alert!  There’s a 90…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/04/Harold-Barrett.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Harold Barrett has been farming and feeding cattle as long as he can remember–and that’s about 90 years so far….

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/04/Graham-Cave.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)One of the first men to farm this plot of land used the nearby rocky overhang to shelter his herd…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/03/Benjamin-Crowley-Ridge-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Today we say hello to our listeners on KOTC in Kennett, MO.  Is it really true the Mississippi River once…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/03/Benjamin-Crowley-Ridge-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Lots of rivers, towns and mountains are named after people who settled in a specific area.  This man never imagined…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/03/Hot-Springs-Gangsters.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 940.4KB)There aren’t too many peaceful stories about gangsters, but this American city offered ruthless men a chance to have a…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/03/Munger-Moss-Hotel-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)The cliché says, out with the old, in with the new.  If Ramona had followed that advice, she might have…

It’s called the Munger Moss.  What is it?  People have been asking that since the days of World War II…..

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/03/Towosahgy.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Many Midwestern cities can trace their beginnings for over 150 years or more. This one can go back 1000 years…..

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/03/Big-Oak-Tree-State-Park.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)The Mississippi River bottom lands stretch for hundreds of miles. It’s flat, fertile farmland producing a bounty of crops.  But…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/03/22Mar11-Tom-Turpin-Honey-Bees-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 939.8KB)Whether it’s flowers, fruits or vegetables, most rely on insects to pollinate and produce their bounty. Could their pollination be…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/03/Tom-Turpin-Honey-Bees-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)You may have heard bee populations are declining.  What’s behind it and should we be concerned?

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/03/Tippecanoe-2011.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Perhaps you’ve heard the Presidential slogan “Tippecanoe and Tyler too.”  Today’s feature is literally at Tippecanoe.  What is it and…