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Posted in American Countryside Kentucky

No Other Boat Like This

Maybe you have a boat you enjoy taking on the water to fish, ski or just relax.  It’s safe to say you don’t have a…

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Posted in American Countryside Indiana

Not a Covered Bridge

Most people see this structure and think it’s just a covered bridge.  That answer is partially correct.  When you uncover the details about what you…

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Posted in American Countryside Indiana

The Power Source Before Electricity

Today we flip a switch and use electricity to run most conveniences around our homes and businesses.  However, before the days of electricity, this power…

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Posted in American Countryside Indiana

Getting From One Point to Another

In the days before roads crisscrossed the nation, rivers served as one of the best ways to get from one point to another.  And when…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of New Mexico

Fire In the Form of Vegetables

If you play with fire your liable to get burned.  But on Jim Lidle’s farm, fire is what they grow.  It’s fire in the form…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Vermont

The Little Giant

Abraham Lincoln led the country through the Civil War…but it was this man who defeated him for the senate just two years prior.  We’ll go…

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Posted in American Countryside Civil War Iowa

A Small Chapter of the Civil War

Whether you are a student of history or not, we each know something about the Civil War.  However, the next chapter is one few have…

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Posted in American Countryside Iowa

A Rock Festival

A lot of cities will hold a festival centered around rock – but we’re not talking about rock music.  For it’s a real rock that…

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Posted in American Countryside Iowa

An Odd Rock With An Odd Name

The name of this rock is just as odd as it looks.  Yet it is a rock that puts this place on the map.  We…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Indiana

All Kinds of Currencies

One, five, ten, twenty? Those are the denominations of bills we normally see when paying for items. Now imagine that not only were there more…

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