The Treasure in the Back of the Museum
Over many years of travels, I’ve found that the back of a museum can hold many unexpected treasures. You just never know what might be housed in what some would consider the last room of the place. At this museum, that back room is certainly not lacking in treasures. In fact, it’s pretty amazing to see what one man in town collected while running a bar. The story is this edition of the American Countryside - https://bit.ly/4bXOsWw.
It’s been dubbed the world’s most expensive love seat. It’s true you can sit on it, but with an $8 million dollar price tag at the time, you’d want to do more than use it as a chair. And of course, that’s where this story gets interesting. This place has many of these multimillion dollar devices that today are obsolete. Travel there with me on this American Countryside - https://bit.ly/3UBK1e8.
Near the state capitol building in Austin, TX, you’ll find another old government building in a beautiful green space. Established in the 1840s, it has quite a story. Travel there with me on this American Countryside - https://bit.ly/442jbik.
As the city of Washington, D.C. was growing into its role as the nation’s capital, another city of Washington was growing in prominence on the western frontier. In fact, it was a leading city of its day, and you can come here and see many of the original buildings similar to the way they appeared when built in the 1800s. Travel there with me on this edition of the American Countryside - https://bit.ly/43WGE4g.
If you come to watch this rodeo, you’ll most likely be sitting in seats that were first used in 1913. That’s actually pretty modern considering they’d been hosting a rodeo here for 25 years before that. The story is this American Countryside - https://bit.ly/3uInH8D.
Where was the first rodeo held? You’ll find some debate on the actual beginning point of the sport with several towns laying claim to some part of the story. But today I’ll take you to the place that proclaims it is the world’s oldest rodeo. There are some reasons behind their title and event is very much alive in that city today... https://bit.ly/48xU33t.
In Warren, Minnesota you’ll find a 1970s vintage sheriff’s car on display. What may be a bit unusual is that the car has some damage to it – unusual damage that was never repaired, in part because no one could figure out exactly what had caused it. There’s still a steady stream of people coming to look at this car... https://bit.ly/3HS1TKG.
It was late August of 1979 and there was a large, yet strange light near a rural intersection where a deputy’s car was patrolling. When he made a turn to investigate, a story unfolded that still brings people here to today to try and uncover the facts. We dive in on this edition of the American Countryside - https://bit.ly/42rF0a6.
Many of us are fascinated by those old mills that use water power to turn wheels or turbines that in turn power the machinery to grind grain and perform many other tasks. In central Oregon there is a place where you can still experience that and see the impact the place had on the world... https://bit.ly/3u43wkS.
Every farmer needs a hat – and many farm supply companies provide them all the time. But Scott’s dad enjoyed getting those farm hats so much, he decided to collect them. They can now be measured in semi loads! The story is this American Countryside - https://bit.ly/3vyVL79.
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In 1928 the Bily brothers received quite an offer from Henry Ford. He offered them one million dollars for something they created. What they built and what they did with Ford’s offer is quite a story... https://bit.ly/47fNylm.
Christmas is a busy season for Rob and his wife, Joyce. They usually have hundreds of people walking around their front yard each November and December, and they’ll often be baking 2000 to 3000 cookies each weekend at Christmas Acres… https://bit.ly/48A5Qic.
