Big Blend Radio: Historic Jefferson Highway

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Jefferson Highway" Show focuses on the life and history of George Washington Carver, the acclaimed botanist, scientist, educator, and inventor who changed the world of agriculture in the south. From Missouri to Iowa, Texas, and beyond, his legacy is part of the Jefferson Highway. A key place to experience his story is at the George Washington Carver National Monument, the first unit of the National Park Service dedicated to an African AmericanFeatured Guests:- Roger Bell - Historian and President of the Jefferson Highway Association - Paxton J. Williams - Actor/Playwright/Chautauqua Scholar; creator and performing of the one-man play, "Listening to the Still Small Voice.” Created by the Jefferson Highway Association which was originally founded in 1915, the Jefferson Highway is an international highway, also known as "The Pines to the Palms Highway," that runs from Winnipeg, Canada to New Orleans, Louisiana. Learn more at: jeffersonhighway.org/Special thanks to the Natchitoches Convention and Visitors Bureau who represent Louisiana's Oldest City, which is also on the Jefferson Highway. See: www.natchitoches.com/

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Jefferson Highway" Show focuses on the upcoming Annual Jefferson Highway Association Conference happening June 7-10, 2023 in Mason City, Iowa. More about the event: https://www.jeffersonhighway.org/event-4605436Featured Guests:- Roger Bell, President of the Jefferson Highway Association- Sandra Huemann Kelly - Jefferson Highway Association Conference Chair- Lindsey James - Executive Director of Visit Mason City - https://visitmasoncityiowa.com/Created by the Jefferson Highway Association which was originally founded in 1915, the Jefferson Highway is an international highway, also known as "The Pines to the Palms Highway," that runs from Winnipeg, Canada to New Orleans, Louisiana. Learn more at: https://jeffersonhighway.org/Featured music on the show is "Travel Song" by guitarist Micha Schellhaas - http://michamusic.com/Special thanks to the Natchitoches Convention and Visitors Bureau who represent Louisiana's Oldest City, which is also on the Jefferson Highway. See: https://www.natchitoches.com/

This special live broadcast episode of Big Blend Radio's 4th Thursday "Jefferson Highway" Show focuses on 23 unique must-do experiences on and off the historic Jefferson Highway. Created by the Jefferson Highway Association which was originally founded in 1915, the Jefferson Highway is an international highway, also known as "The Pines to the Palms Highway," that runs from Winnipeg, Canada to New Orleans, Louisiana. Featured Destinations include Winnipeg, Canada; Owatonna, Minnesota; Lamoni in Iowa; St. Joseph, Joplin, and Harrisonville, Missouri; Fort Scott in Kansas; Muskogee, Eufaula, Atoka, and McAlester in Oklahoma; Gladewater in East Texas; and Natchitoches, Alexandria, and New Orleans in Louisiana. Special Guest Co-Hosts: Roger Bell, President of the Jefferson Highway Association, and Arlene Gould, Executive Director of the Natchitoches Convention & Visitors Bureau in Louisiana. Featured music is "Highway" by The Cravens, and "Nola Rolls" by Jon Roniger. LISTEN TO PART TWO HERE: https://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/23-must-visit-experiences-on-the-historic-jefferson-highway-in-2023-part-2/

This episode of Big Blend Radio's 4th Thursday "Jefferson Highway" Show focuses on 23 unique must-do experiences on and off the historic Jefferson Highway. Created by the Jefferson Highway Association which was originally founded in 1915, the Jefferson Highway is an international highway, also known as "The Pines to the Palms Highway," that runs from Winnipeg, Canada to New Orleans, Louisiana. Featured Destinations include Winnipeg and Manitoba Canada; Fort Snelling in Minnesota; Mason City in Iowa; Joplin in Missouri; Pittsburg & Crawford County in Kansas; Tulsa in Oklahoma; Denison in Texas; and Bunkie in Louisiana. Featured music is "Chicken & Waffles" by Johnny Mastro & The Mama's Boys, "Texas Blue Moon" by Shelley King. Plus, hear some Louisiana Hollywood History on the Jefferson Highway by Steve Schneickert.LISTEN TO PART ONE HERE: https://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/23-must-visit-experiences-on-the-historic-jefferson-highway-in-2023-part-1/

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Jefferson Highway" Show focuses on the Miners Hall Museum in Franklin, on the Jefferson Highway in Southeast Kansas.Featured Guests:- Roger Bell, President of the Jefferson Highway Association - Phyllis Bitner - Miners Museum Hall Foundation - More: https://www.minershallmuseum.com/Created by the Jefferson Highway Association which was originally founded in 1915, the Jefferson Highway is an international highway, also known as "The Pines to the Palms Highway," that runs from Winnipeg, Canada to New Orleans, Louisiana. Learn more at: https://jeffersonhighway.org/Featured music on the show is "Sisters of the Coal Dust" by James Byfield & Blind Lemon Pledge. More: http://www.blindlemon-pledge.com/Special thanks to the Natchitoches Convention and Visitors Bureau who represent Louisiana's Oldest City, which is also on the Jefferson Highway. See: https://www.natchitoches.com/

This episode of Big Blend Radio's 4th Thursday "Jefferson Highway" Show focuses on Ghost Stories & Haunted Hotels on the Jefferson Highway. Created by the Jefferson Highway Association which was originally founded in 1915, the Jefferson Highway is an international highway, also known as "The Pines to the Palms Highway," that runs from Winnipeg, Canada to New Orleans, Louisiana. Learn more at: https://jeffersonhighway.org/ Featured Guests:- Roger Bell, President of the Jefferson Highway Association and guide of the Muskogee Ghost Tour in Oklahoma.- Matthew Komus, author of :\"Haunted Manitoba" and "Haunted Winnipeg," and guide of the Winnipeg Ghost Walk. More: https://www.winnipegghostwalk.com/Featured music on the show is "Indrid Cold" by Johnny Mastro & The Mama's Boys in New Orleans. https://johnnymastro.com/Special thanks to the Natchitoches Convention and Visitors Bureau who represent Louisiana's Oldest City, which is also on the Jefferson Highway. See: https://www.natchitoches.com/