The word Podunk conjures up images of a sleepy, rube-infested town far removed from the ultra-hip, hustle and bustle of the mainstream. So, Northern Maine might have a Podunk. Either of the Dakotas ...

Phyliss Donnelly started playing the mandolin five years ago, the year of her first Podunk. She’s returned to the Connecticut bluegrass festival every year since, improving her mandolin-picking along ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is excerpted from “Podunk the Book,” by Peter C. Zimmerman, which can be found at www.podunkthebook.com. Most folks think of Podunk as a dinky little place in the middle ...

Jay Grady is proud to be from way out in Podunk. The town name, long a fabled stand-in for any lonely, forgotten place, has never officially existed in Texas. The closest it's come has been here in ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. “Podunk.” It’s a synonym for a nondescript, unimportant hole-in-the-wall. But add “Center” and “Iowa” to ...

It happens on every road trip — you're driving from city to city, natural wonder to natural wonder. Every hour is a magical combination of rustic beauty and historic landmarks and fascinating people.

“A hypothetical small town regarded as typically dull or insignificant.” That’s the definition Google assigns to the word “Podunk.” For many it’s a mythical place filled with country bumpkins and ...