American Countryside

When the 18th amendment to the US Constitution made alcohol illegal, many began to supply the drink illegally.  It was just one of the products Al Capone and his gangsters worked to provide to the city of Chicago and points beyond.  But there was one man determined to stop him…

In south central Kansas you’ll find a place long important to Native Americans – a place where they and later white settlers would meet to discuss peace on the High Plains…

This lady was known to back up her words with her hatchet.  And that hatchet is still well known over a century later.  In fact, you can come here to see it…

If you attended David Nation’s church in Medicine Lodge, Kansas, many would say the real sermon began when David’s wife began the after-sermon lecture…

Many of us love road trips.  Probably nothing we’ve experienced compares to what Jeff and Alexis Popick recently did.  They ran the Cannonball Run making the journey from New York City to Redondo Beach, California in under 36 hours…

Many people decide to make the trip of a lifetime and drive their car from one coast to another.  Now imagine making that drive as fast as you possibly can.  That’s what this father and daughter did as part of the Cannonball Run…

In the early 1980s the movie “Cannonball Run” hit movie theatres.  Although the comedy is several decades old, many have seen it and remember the crazy story of people competing in a cross country race…

In downtown Memphis you’ll find part of a restored motel.  It’s a place that would probably have been long forgotten if not for the tragedy that took place here.  Today it is a pilgrimage site and museum that honors the work of a man who we honor each January with a holiday…

It was April of 1968 and the garbage in Memphis was beginning to pile up and stink.  A strike was having an impact on the city and one important leader was on his way to address the crowds…

Many of us have seen many paintings by the artist Norman Rockwell.  In fact, his work is still reproduced in countless calendars and hangs on many office walls throughout America.  This is the place that houses much of that work…