American Countryside

It is noted to be the longest running image used on a license plate anywhere in the world.  The image immortalized a horse and rider with ties to this small town.  The story is part of our best of 2025 series next on the AMC….

If you go to a tropical location, some people might decide to don a floral print shirt.  But things got a bit out of hand in this location and the story involved one of our U.S. presidents. The story is part of our best of 2025 series next on the AMC…

There is a black tape line on the floor of the library in Derby Line, Vermont.  Walk inside and cross that line and you’re in the country of Canada.  It’s a unique location to visit and the story is part of our best of 2025 series on the AMC…

When I was in elementary school we wrote letters to Santa.  Maybe you did the same thing once upon a time.  Where did that letter go that you mailed?  There’s a chance it may have wound up in this small town where it was indeed read by Santa…

We all know that Santa lives at the North Pole.  But for awhile, Santa was living at the Davis Railroad Siding.  No it doesn’t quite have the same ring to it, so something just had to be done about the name of the place St. Nick called home…

A lot of communities in the U.S. will have a visit from Santa.  It’s a chance for the kids in the area to come meet St. Nick and make their requests known.  So perhaps it’s not that unusual the situation occurred here around Fairbanks, Alaska.  But what resulted is a place that people worldwide recognize as Santa’s true home…

In the heart of the south, there was one Quaker community determined to not only bring an end to slavery, but to help former slaves get the education they needed to build successful businesses.  The homesteads they built remain…

We might imagine that prior to the Civil War, most large farming operations in the south used slave labor.  Today we take you to a homestead in the south that was working to abolish the practice…

Major highways can be a very important way to get people to your business.  What do you do when your competitor moves the road?  Well this man had a solution that brought him even more prosperity…

In western Massachusetts you’ll find a picturesque farm with a history that stretches all the way back to the late 1700s.  This is the story of who lived here and the amazing farm and buildings you can still explore…