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The Radio Vagabond

Nov 4, 2025

In this final episode from Elk Horn, Iowa – the most Danish town in America – I visit the local cemetery, where history is literally carved in stone.

Warren Whatson, the caretaker and local historian, shares stories about the early Danish settlers and how names and traditions changed over time.

Then I meet Stan...


Nov 2, 2025

Welcome to Elk Horn, Iowa – a tiny farming town of about 650 people that calls itself Dane Country. I’m spending time with locals to find out how Danish it still is today. I stay in a Danish-style BnB, eat æbleskiver with medister sausage for breakfast, visit a real 1848 windmill brought here piece by piece from...


Nov 2, 2025

Welcome back to Elk Horn, Iowa – a small Midwestern town that became the heart of Danish America. In this episode, we hear a remarkable coincidence about the first Danes to arrive here, visit the historic Danish Windmill with manager Lisa Steen Riggs, and explore The Museum of Danish America. I also get a personal...