In Julesburg, Colorado you’ll find a small airstrip that has been in use for many decades.  But this is much more than a place for airplanes to take off and land…it’s second use is one that brings plenty of people here from Spring to Fall...

In Julesburg, Colorado you’ll find a small airstrip that has been in use for many decades.  But this is much more than a place for airplanes to take off and land…it’s second use is one that brings plenty of people here from Spring to Fall...

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American Countryside

Telling the stories behind the people, places and events from across the American countryside.

Telling the stories behind the people, places and events from across the American countryside.

American Countryside - An Amazing Journey

Andrew McCrea travels coast-to-coast to meet people you may have never heard of, with a story you'll never forget.  Hear from the people and places that have played important parts of our past and present.

Andrew McCrea travels coast-to-coast to meet people you may have never heard of, with a story you'll never forget.&nbsp; Hear from the people and places that have played important parts of our past and present.

The Julesburg Dragstrip

The name of a town can sometimes tell you a lot about its history.  That’s the case for a place in the northwestern corner of Illinois, the name of which tells you what they were digging up...

The name of a town can sometimes tell you a lot about its history.&nbsp; That&rsquo;s the case for a place in the northwestern corner of Illinois, the name of which tells you what they were digging up...

A Town With the Right Name

When this man left town, to most, he was just a man who just rented a home and worked in a business here.  When he returned here about five years later the citizens purchased his family a home...

When this man left town, to most, he was just a man who just rented a home and worked in a business here.&nbsp; When he returned here about five years later the citizens purchased his family a home...

When the Citizens Purchased a Home

Near Granite Falls, Minnesota you’ll find a small airport with a remarkable collection of aircraft.  They represent a collection of planes that flew during World War II, one of the very few such collections you’ll find anywhere in the country...

Near Granite Falls, Minnesota you&rsquo;ll find a small airport with a remarkable collection of aircraft.&nbsp; They represent a collection of planes that flew during World War II, one of the very few such collections you&rsquo;ll find anywhere in the country...

The Julesburg Dragstrip

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