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Racing the Mt. Washington Auto Road
Imagine running the Daytona 500 on a mountain road with steep grades and no guardrails. The cars may not be the same…but autos have been…
Driving the Mt. Washington Auto Road
It’s a mountain road with hairpin curves, no guardrails and an average grade of 12%. That makes it one of the most popular and perhaps…
Building the Mt. Washington Auto Road
It was big news when this mountain road opened…not because it linked two cities, but rather because it linked tourists with one of the most…
The Kansas Cosmosphere
Today we’re back in Hutchinson, KS and say hello to our listeners on KWBW. I can attest to what folks there already know…the space museum…
A Space Museum in the Midwest
Where can you find the largest collection of Soviet space artifacts on public display in the world? The answer is in a most unexpected place,…
New Hampshire Primaries at the Town and Country Motor Inn
Many hotels host important guests…but Scott Labnon’s family owned property is guaranteed to see plenty of secret service and presidential candidates occupy his location every…
The Town and Country Motor Inn
The Northeastern United State is home to many long time, family owned resort motels. One of the most famous properties began with just a handful…
Cleveland, Ohio
It was once a place that served as the punch line to jokes. Some of those jokes are still around, but the city they berated…
Hatch Chili
If you play with fire you’re liable to get burned. But on Jim Lidle’s farm, fire is what they grow. It’s fire in the form…
German Prisoners of War Going to Church
Sunday was a day of worship in Hampshire, Illinois…both for the American residents and their friends, the German POWs. The American Countryside is brought to…