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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

A Place Known as Park Hills

Today we say hello to our listeners on KREI in Farmington, MO.  Folks there know the industry that drew some of the first settlers to…

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Posted in American Countryside Nebraska

Surviving a Grizzly Bear Attack

Being attacked by a grizzly bear was bad in itself.  Now imagine your friends left you for dead and you had to crawl 150 miles…

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Posted in American Countryside Nebraska

The Story of Hugh Glass

If you know Hugh Glass, then you most likely know him for his run in with a Grizzly Bear.  There are many layers to a…

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Posted in American Countryside Nebraska

Trading in the 1800s

When you did business on the high plains in the 1800s, transactions often took place in trade items.  That was certainly the case at the…

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Posted in American Countryside Nebraska

Lewis and Clark…or Alexander McKenzie

Have you heard of Lewis and Clark or Alexander McKenzie?  Chances are you have heard of one but not the other and chances are if…

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Posted in American Countryside Nebraska

The Museum of Fur Trade

Today we say hello to our listeners on KSCR in Chadron, NE.  They know of a long time museum that tells the story of the…

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Posted in American Countryside Arizona

A Beautiful, Natural Wonder

It is one of the most beautiful natural wonders in the nation…and a place who’s centuries old history provides a unique combination of the natural…

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Posted in American Countryside Illinois

Guinness Records Knows Casey, Illinois

The folks at Guinness Book World Records knows Casey, Illinois very well.  It seems they have to send someone there on a regular basis to…

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Posted in American Countryside Illinois

A Beautiful Rocking Chair

It’s a beautiful rocking chair.  The kind of chair that would be the perfect place to relax.  There’s plenty of people coming by to see…

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Posted in American Countryside Illinois

How Windchimes Changed Lives

They are the windchimes that changed the way people thought about this small town.  How could wind chimes do that you ask?  Well, then you…

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