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Posted in American Countryside Wisconsin

The Cheese Capital

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/06/24Jun24-Cheese-Capitol.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Lots of people love cheese and for those who can’t get enough of it, perhaps the Cheese Capital of the…

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Posted in American Countryside Wisconsin

The Wade House

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/06/21Jun24-Wade-House-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Just as hotels today might serve guests traveling the interstate highways, there were inns that catered to the travelers using…

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Posted in American Countryside Wisconsin

When Horses and Carriages Ruled the Road

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/06/20Jun24-Wade-House-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There was once a time when horses and carriage ruled the roads, and in those days before the automobile, the…

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Posted in American Countryside Texas

The Origins of Juneteenth

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/06/19Jun24-Galveston-Juneteenth-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The federal government established Juneteenth as a national holiday in 2021.  However, the celebration of the events of that date…

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Posted in American Countryside Texas

Two Years After the Emancipation Proclamation

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/06/18Jun24-Galveston-Juneteenth-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)On January 1st, 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.  However, that document that freed slaves had little impact if…

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Posted in American Countryside Texas

The Galveston Hurricane

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/06/17Jun24-Galveston-Hurricane-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It is the deadliest hurricane in U.S. history – a storm that hit Galveston, Texas in September 1900 that causes…

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Posted in American Countryside Texas

A Catastrophic Impact

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/06/14Jun24-Galveston-Hurricane-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Today we may think of this city as a beach getaway.  In 1900 it certainly had beaches but it was…

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Posted in American Countryside New Mexico

Hatch Chile

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/06/13Jun24-Hatch-Chile.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If you play with fire your liable to get burned.  But on Jim Lytle’s farm, fire is what they grow. …

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Posted in American Countryside Wisconsin

The Center of the Hemisphere

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/06/12Jun24-Center-of-Hemisphere-.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)I recently headed west on highway 29 from Wausau, Wisconsin.  I then turned north, back west, then back north…and then,…

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Posted in American Countryside Nebraska

The Trial of Standing Bear

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/05/11Jun24-Standing-Bear-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)At the time of his trial, Standing Bear did not have the right to take a matter to court.  However,…

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Posted in American Countryside Nebraska

Trying to Bury His Son

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/05/10Jun24-Standing-Bear-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)A father was simply trying to bury his teenage son.  But a trip that would take them many miles to…

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Posted in American Countryside Nebraska

A Story Every American Should Know

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/05/07Jun24-Standing-Bear-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Imagine working hard to build your farm and then having the government step in and take everything from you –…

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Posted in American Countryside North Dakota

Turning an Old School Into Something

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/05/06Jun24-Enchanted-Highway-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When Gary saw his old school close, he was sad to see such an important chapter in his life, seeming…

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Posted in American Countryside North Dakota

The Enchanted Highway

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/05/05Jun24-Enchanted-Highway-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Along a lonely stretch of interstate 94 between Bismarck and Dickinson, North Dakota, you’ll find a metal sculpture called Geese…

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Posted in American Countryside North Dakota

An Ongoing Story for Over Three Decades

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/05/04Jun24-Enchanted-Highway-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Turn south from Exit 72 on Interstate 94 in North Dakota and you’ll begin to encounter some very creative sites. …

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Posted in American Countryside Pennsylvania

The Johnstown Flood

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/05/03Jun24-Johnstown-Flood-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It was an American disaster that was hard to imagine.  A giant flood and an immense fire were destroying a…

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Posted in American Countryside Pennsylvania

A Wall of Water

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/05/31May24-Johnstown-Flood-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It was a story of miraculous heroism among a story of deep tragedy.  A a wall of water cut loose…

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Posted in American Countryside Pennsylvania

Problems with 51 Inches of Rain

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Posted in American Countryside Pennsylvania

One of the Worst Disasters in American History

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/05/29May24-Johnstown-Flood-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It was one of the worst disasters in American history…the break of the south fork dam that created the great…

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Posted in American Countryside Montana

The Treasure in the Back of the Museum

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/05/28May24-Glasgow-Treasure-in-the-Back-of-the-Museum.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Over many years of travels I’ve found that the back of a museum can hold many unexpected treasures.  You just…

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