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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 –…
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…
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…
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. …
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…
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…
Problems with 51 Inches of Rain
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…
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…
The Arlington Ladies
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/05/27May24-Arlington-Ladies.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)On Memorial Day we remember our loved ones, but these ladies recognize our fallen soldiers every day of the year. …
A Point On the Globe
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/05/24May24-Glasgow-A-Point-On-the-Globe.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The state of Montana is a long way from Scotland. However a trip to this town will perhaps make you…
A Native American Teepee
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/05/23May24-Glasgow-Native-American-Teepee.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many people associate Native American tribes from the Plains with a teepee. That may be an accurate description but depends…
Ismay, Montana and a Hall of Fame Quarterback
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/05/22May24-Ismay-Joe-Montana-2-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You’ll need to drive on six miles of gravel roads from the highway to get to the tiny town of…
Changing the Name of a Town
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/05/21May24-Ismay-Joe-Montana-1-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Would you ever consider changing your name? What if someone was offering you a prize to change it to a…
The Thief at Thief River
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/05/20May24-Thief-at-Thief-River-Falls-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If you visit Thief River Falls, you may ask, who or what is the “thief” behind this river and this…
The Most Norwegian Place
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/05/17May24-The-Most-Norwegian-Place.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Some towns are known for having a large number of ancestors from a specific country. That is the case for…
A Thank You to a Minnesota Officer from World War II
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/05/16May24-Norwegian-WW-II-Battalion-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Every May 8th, a wreath is laid on the grave of this Lt. Coronel at Arlington National Cemetery. It’s a…
Troops That Could Blend In
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/05/15May24-Norwegian-WW-II-Battalion-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When World War II began, the U.S. military began to recruit troops for special missions they believed might be necessarily…
Newberry Volcano Monument
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/05/14May24-Newberry-Volcano-Monument-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In central Oregon you’ll find a cave tour that is quite popular. In fact, you’ll most likely need a reservation…
A Vast Volcanic Field
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/05/13May24-Newberry-Volcano-Monument-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)South of Bend, Oregon you’ll find a vast volcanic field. It’s a place with a wide variety of geological features…
