by America's Storyteller | Sep 11, 2026 | I Like That Story
Today I’m in a funk. Nothing special happened to me 25 years ago today. I did nothing heroic. I lost no one close to me. I was filling in on a radio station during morning drive, reading the news and watching the horrible events of that morning unfold beneath a...
by America's Storyteller | Sep 8, 2026 | I Like That Story
For the latest episode of a Perfectly Imperfect Union, I travel to the Mount Rushmore State and visit with storyteller Jeffrey Gould. Each conversation has been special in its own way, and this one is another gem. I could have listened to him for hours, if not days....
by America's Storyteller | Sep 6, 2026 | I Like That Story
I’m a fair nut. I was a 4-H kid who took projects to the county fair. My first job was working at the Minnesota State Fair. I met my wife, Libby, at that same fair, so it is literally fair to say I’m a fair nut. It is unusual for us not to go to the fair. There’s...
by America's Storyteller | Aug 28, 2026 | I Like That Story
Generations of my in-laws have stayed in the same county in southeastern Minnesota, where sinkholes and caves are part of family conversation. My wife’s grandfather’s sister’s husband (OK, Libby’s great-uncle) was a man named Joe Pettey, who was the first to discover...
by America's Storyteller | Aug 28, 2026 | I Like That Story
In the summer, if you’re quiet, observant, and live in the right place, you’ll see a hummingbird. My mother-in-law has them in abundance off her back deck. Most people sitting where I am notice the deer—plenty of fawns, yearlings, and does, and, on the occasional...
by ilikethatstory | Aug 26, 2026 | I Like That Story
About 50 years ago, many a dairy farmer was caught up in the hype and desire of having a one-and-only blue Harvestore next to the barn. A Harvestore was a dark blue, enameled-steel marvel that promised perfect silage to boost production and make dairymen profitable....
