Explore unique small towns of America with hosts Jann & Rodney as they participate in local events.
National Toboggan Championship | Small Town Big Deal
National Toboggan Championship | Small Town Big Deal
Every February, hundreds of people come up with crazy costumes and crowd into the small town of Camden, Maine, to ride a wooden sled down a steep icy chute and onto a frozen pond.
Route 66 Missouri | Small Town Big Deal
Route 66 Missouri | Small Town Big Deal
Route 66 in Missouri offers food and fun; “Tow Mater” replica; general stores; an arched bridge in Kansas.
Ice Fishing in Minnesota | Small Town Big Deal
Ice Fishing in Minnesota | Small Town Big Deal
Rodney and Jann head to the great white north of Brainerd, Minn., in the dead of winter to experience the frigid sport of ice fishing; they then take part in one of the largest ice fishing competition in the world.
Minnesota State Fair; Nationwide Pitch to Win | Small Town Big Deal
Minnesota State Fair; Nationwide Pitch to Win | Small Town Big Deal
The sweet honor of meeting the Cookie Mogul who sells $4 million worth of cookies in just 12 days at the Minnesota State Fair.
Fiestaware and Dig This | Small Town Big Deal
Fiestaware and Dig This | Small Town Big Deal
One U.S. manufacturer is making it in America; the world’s biggest adult sandbox.
Charleston Tea Garden; Shriver’s Taffy; Sandwich in a Pickle | Small Town Big Deal
Charleston Tea Garden; Shriver’s Taffy; Sandwich in a Pickle | Small Town Big Deal
Rodney and Jann see what’s brewing when they’re invited to High tea in the Low Country of South Carolina. Then travel to Shriver’s Taffy, which might be the Jersey shore’s sweetest spot. Then, we meet a New Jersey woman who has figured out how to …
House on a Rock; Maple Leaf Festival; Old Time Reunion | Small Town Big Deal
House on a Rock; Maple Leaf Festival; Old Time Reunion | Small Town Big Deal
A look at a retreat built on a rock outcropping in the 1940s called the House on the Rock; it is one of the most bizarre attractions in the country; visiting a town honoring its fall foliage and meeting a couple celebrating the nation’s heritage.
Brackish Bow Ties; Dirt Doctors; Boardwalk Organ | Small Town Big Deal
Brackish Bow Ties; Dirt Doctors; Boardwalk Organ | Small Town Big Deal
Rodney and Jann talk with the founders of a company making hand-crafted feather bow ties; getting the dirt on healthier soil; meeting the Brietkreutz family, pioneers in regenerative agriculture; Boardwalk Hall.
Mayberry Days | Small Town Big Deal
Mayberry Days | Small Town Big Deal
A festival for those who long for the simpler days.
Paul Bunyan Festival | Small Town Big Deal
Paul Bunyan Festival | Small Town Big Deal
Meeting real-life lumberjacks, including the man known as the greatest lumberjack of them all.