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Welcome to Del Mar, California! Del Mar is located in Southern California on the Pacific Ocean and was established as a seaside resort in 1885.  The town's name was inspired by the Bayard Taylor poem "The Fight of Paso Del Mar." Located 20 miles from San Diego, the town was a popular retreat for movie stars during Hollywood's golden era.  The town is home to the Del Mar Racetra...

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Have you ever had an avocado pie?  We had not, and George was definitely against the idea.  Enjoy this special back porch chat dedicated to the wonderous avocado!   Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov 

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Welcome to Chatsworth, Georgia!  The town was founded in 1905 as a depot on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, but became a place of interest in the 1870s when talc was discovered in the area.  According to local legend, the town is said to have gotten it's name after a road sign with the word "Chatsworth" fell of a passing train.  Someone put the sign on a post and the name stu...

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Welcome to Valier, Montana! Valier is one of the smallest towns we've visited with a population of 509 according to the 2010 census.  The town was founded in 1909 along the shores of Lake Frances and a railroad line was constructed at the same time to connect the town to nearby Conrad.  The town was a planned development that was designed to support a population of 3,000.  Valier is predomina...

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Instead of visiting a new small town this week, we are visiting the back porch.  There are many times we ramble on ad nauseam (surprising I'm sure).  This week's episode is a lengthy porch chat predominantly based around food, which is one of our favorite topics.  We will be exploring a new town next week.  We hope you enjoy our musings about sausage, syrup, McDonalds, and various other...

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Welcome to Front Royal, Virginia, a town for all seasons!  Located in the Shenandoah Valley, the area was sold to the Virginia Colony by the Iroquois in 1744 as part of the Treaty of Lancaster.  The town was originally settled as LeHewtown in 1754 and quickly earned the nickname "Helltown" due to the large number of livestock wranglers and boatmen coming into town looking for alcohol.  I...

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Welcome to Portage, Wisconsin, "Where the North Begins!"  The town takes is name from the act of carrying a boat between navigable waters.  The town sits on a natural portage between the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers.  It was first explored by Europeans in the mid 17th century.  By the end the 17th century, the area was an important location in the fur trade in the area.  The population conti...

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Welcome to New Town, North Dakota, the "Heart of Lake Sakakawea!"  New Town is located in Montrail County and sits on lands belonging to the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nations, also known as the Three Affiliated Tribes, and is part of the federal reservation system.  Although the town's population was only 2,764 in the 2020 census, it is the 18th largest city in North Dakota.  The...

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This week we take a few minutes to chat with Dr. Jess, our intrepid researcher.  If you've ever wondered why someone would put up with us for this long, you won't find a satisfactory answer.  You will find out a bit more about the work that goes into providing us with the top notch information we get each week.  We hope you enjoy our visit with the ringmaster, Dr. Jess!  Small Town News-...

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Welcome to Madawaska, Maine, the "Heart of St. John Valley!"  Madawaska is the northernmost town in Maine and is native to the Micmac people.  It was settled by Acadian exiles in the 1785.  The Acadians were French settlers who were driven out of Eastern Canada at the conclusion of the French and Indian War.  Madawaska is the center of Acadian culture in Maine.  The town is located on th...

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Welcome to Lake Wylie, South Carolina, "Where geography, people, and economic vitality have fashioned Southern lifestyle!" Lake Wylie is located in York County 16 miles South of Charlotte, NC along the North and South Carolina border.  When the border was resurveyed in 2012, it was discovered that some of the properties in Lake Wylie were actually located in North Carolina.  The area is...

Keith edits all of our recordings, which is a daunting task to say the least.  Unfortunately for Keith, he wasn't with us during the recording of this episode.  Of course, we couldn't help ourselves, and made it a point to screw with Keith during the entire recording.  Keith requested that this porch chat be included with the episode, and we decided to keep it in. Small Town News--whose...

 Welcome to Ipswich, Massachusetts, the "Birthplace of American Independence!"  The area was part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony that was settled in 1630 by the Puritans.  Ipswich was established in an area that the local Native Americans called Agawam.  The town is 30 miles North of Boston on the Atlantic coast, and 11 miles South of Newburyport (our Disney Trash Water episode in seaso...

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