American Countryside

In Wessington Springs, South Dakota you'll find a building that may seem out-of-place compared to the other homes and businesses in town.  However, a stop...

There is power in prayer.  For the residents of this city, the results of their prayers are still celebrated every year to commemorate an event...

What you know about this battle probably comes from a song you've heard.  So today we'll “Take a little trip along with Colonel Jackson” to...

It was Christmas of 1814 and the residents of New Orleans knew the British were heading their way.  Soon they'd be on the ground intent...

Before you can get a group to move toward a goal, you have to get them working together.  That was the biggest challenge facing this...

We think of Yorktown as the place where the United States secured its independence.  However, this battle over three decades later kept the young nation...

He owned one of the largest ranches in Texas in the late 1800s and he might just have the biggest grave marker of any rancher...

In Bay City, Texas you'll find a place that displays artifacts from a doomed expedition that arrived here over three centuries ago…

The explorer LaSalle was determined to sail to North America and find the mouth of the Mississippi River.  He missed it by a few hundred...

Many people like reminders of their heritage.  For the residents of this small town, the reminders is one very large…windmill.  This is the story of...

When a couple marries they often incorporate traditions from both of their families.  But for the immigrants from this nation, they found they were losing...

Immigrants from many countries came to the U.S. during the 19th century, but the young men from this country often came because the farms in...

Go down an interstate highway and you'll find plenty of trucks.  While many look similar, there is really a great variety in what travels down...

When Bill Moon opened a truck stop in 1964, he perhaps didn't imagine his passion for trucking would someday result in one of the largest...

It's the largest of its kind and the story behind it is one of hard work, entrepreneurship and constant reinvestment into what had already been...

For three days Joe Torrillo's family thought he'd died in the terrorist attack at the World Trade Center.  However a mix-up at the firehouse resulted...

Joe Torrillo survived not one building falling on top of him, but two.  Against all odds, he made a dash for his life in lower...

Amid the tragic loss of life at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, one man saved the lives of dozens of rescue workers. ...

Joe Torrillo was ready to unveil a new action figure for a giant toy company in New York City.  However, the ceremony would not take...

Today we begin a series of programs as we look back 25 years to the events of 9-11.  Our guest is a man who was...

Most taverns are places were you can sit down and get a strong drink.  That's what makes this tavern quite unique, for it served no...

If you were one of the most well-known players in major league history, perhaps it would be hard to come back to your small town...

The best baseball pitcher in each league receives this award – an award named for arguably the best pitcher to ever throw a baseball…

This well-known baseball pitcher got his name because of what his throws did to the family's barn…

Kansas is the Sunflower State, so it shouldn't surprise you that in Goodland, Kansas you'll find a very, very large sunflower…

Most of us have heard of cow chip throwing contests.  Maybe you've even been a part of one.  The novelty event today is actually tied...

Maybe you once watched old shows like Rawhide and Gunsmoke.  Those shows depicted cattle drives in the late 1800s.  What you may not realize is...

In the days just after the Civil War there was a large financial incentive to move cattle from Texas to points northward.  What resulted were...

Most cemeteries are peaceful memorials to those who have passed.  That was the case here, until one of the newly interred brought so many visitors,...

When the first pioneers set about buildings homes and towns they often looked for a good water source to sustain the settlement.  That's the case...

You can still find the mansion and the hotel here in Del Rio, Texas of a once prominent and controversial doctor who touted his cures...

We are thankful for the many stations that air our broadcasts every day, but nothing could match the power of this renegade station and the...

It's the hometown of the creator of Garfield, Jim Davis…but it's the other hometown hero that gets the big celebration…

He was just 24 years old when he died in a traffic accident…yet for the annual celebrations of his life and career in acting, one...

Some describe it as a hunt for lost treasure.  Others think it would be like hitting the lottery.  It's a unique hunt through the lost...

Who would pack a surfboard in their luggage to go on an airplane?  Someone did, and then lost the surfboard.  Someone else took a pair...

Where does lost luggage go?  Perhaps you've wondered that if you've ever landed at an airport and your bags didn't arrive.  Today we tell you...

If someone makes a difference in the world, we may say they've left their mark.  Well this spot is known today for the literal mark...

He was the youngest member of the Lewis and Clark journey.  Although he didn't make the entire trip, he ended up having one of the...

Methodist, Baptist, Catholic, Lutheran…there are many labels that may be placed on churches.  However, during the early years of this church, the label was either...

Just outside of New York City proper, yet well within the urban corridor, there sits a church in the suburb of Mt. Vernon, New York. ...

Eighty years ago the first Olympic gold medal basketball match was played.  You can bet the scene back then is far different than anything you'll...

What would the game of basketball be without the dunk?  You have some unlikely folks in central Kansas and one New York sports writer to...

Today's Olympic athletes may be able to devote many hours to training for their big event.  Eighty years ago, this group of Olympians was first...

Businesses may use a variety of ways to get their name out to the public.  In the first half of the 20th century, one sport...

In northern Minnesota you'll find one of the tallest statues in the nation.  His hat literally lights the way for you to find him and...

Many kids have the dream of playing major league baseball.  This man got his chance for one inning.  Interestingly, that one inning made him very...

When several tragedies strike within a short period of time, people might say “the world is coming to an end.”  That's what the folks thought...

We all know Custer and his men met their fate at the Little Big Horn.  However, a chapter of the story you've probably not heard...

One day they would both become president of the United States, but when the two spent the summer in the same town passing each other...

If in heaven the streets are paved in gold, then perhaps this town was pretty close to paradise.  For a century ago, their streets were...