Location:

Harlan, IA

Description:

Your Tour Guide to America

Language:

English

Contact:

McCrea Communications; 5650 Berlin Rd.; Maysville, MO 64469-8255 1-888-622-7321


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The Event that Changed Hemphill, Texas Forever

9/19/2025
It was February 1st, 2003. Residents of Hemphill, Texas heard what sounded like a giant explosion on an otherwise peaceful Sunday morning. What took place...

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The World’s Largest Dessert

9/18/2025
Many of us love to have a piece of apple pie and ice cream. In a moment I’ll tell you where you can get a...

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The Liberty Kentucky Apple Festival

9/17/2025
Many small towns across the country have a celebration that honors the things that make that place special. In Liberty, Kentucky it’s one crop that...

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Elk County, Pennsylvania

9/16/2025
If you think the state of Pennsylvania mostly looks like Philadelphia and Pittsburg, you should take a trip here. In fact, a trip to this...

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Where Elk Roamed

9/15/2025
When you think of places were elk roam forests and wilderness areas, you perhaps do not think of this state. Yet it is here that...

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The Mystery of the Ruby Red Slippers

9/12/2025
One of the most visited exhibits at the Smithsonian Institution is the red slippers worn by Dorthy in the Wizard of Oz. There are actually...

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Known for One Role

9/11/2025
Sometimes celebrities in showbiz are known by one particular role they played, no matter the entirety of their life’s work. That is the case for...

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Frances Ethel Gumm

9/10/2025
There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of Frances Ethel Gumm. You know her by a different name and I’m just about positive that although...

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The Pebble Hill Plantation

9/9/2025
You know you have quite a farm and mansion when the stables are many times larger, and nicer, than many homes. Such was the case...

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The Ownership Change of an Antebellum Home

9/8/2025
You can still find several antebellum homes scattered throughout the southern United States. While this home has similar roots, it tells the story of an...

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350 Miles of Tunnels Underground

9/5/2025
Not many people set out to own a historic gold and silver mine. That was the case for Andre, but soon he found himself owner...

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The Good Enough Mine

9/4/2025
When the first miners hit veins of ore here, they knew it was “good enough” to open a profitable mine. And thus, the name “Good...

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What Was Known as Goose Flats

9/3/2025
Not many folks have heard of Goose Flats, Arizona. After all, the most exciting thing in Goose Flats was the fact that geese sometimes landed...

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The Giant Title Holder

9/2/2025
Scott Robb holds many world records. That fact makes him a well-recognized man among Alaskan farmers and among those who attend the state’s fair. We...

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Breaking a Century-Old Record

9/1/2025
Imagine a record that stood for over a century. That’s quite a mark to be broken, but today, Scott Robb is the world’s best in...

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More Hours to Get Things Grown

8/29/2025
Sometimes you might wish you just had more hours of the day to get things done. For a portion of the year, the people who...

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Along the Niabrara River

8/28/2025
It is a unique and somewhat remote stretch of river one can float or canoe. For years ranchers knew of the beauty of this place,...

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Setting Up a New High School

8/27/2025
Over a century ago, it was common to have one room school houses to educate rural children through the 8th grade. However, one community in...

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The Millie Lacs Trading Post

8/26/2025
The western frontier was noted to have many trading posts, but the one you’ll find here has over a century worth of history and it’s...

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Following a Premonition to Move West

8/25/2025
It’s one of the largest lakes in the state of Minnesota, and it became the place of settlement for a Native American tribe who followed...

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