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Sarah Cahill photo
Returning to the Chorus of the Universal Sound
Meandering slowly down Spencer Ridge Road in the rural depths of Eastern Kentucky, it’s been a while since I’ve has passed a house or another vehicle. Read more
Dec 1, 2019
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Holly Kays photo
Under Winter’s Spell
As winter settles into the mountains, I dream of spring flowers and warm sunlight—yet I hope for falling snow and sparkling ice. In my opinion, the worst kind of winter is the mediocre kind. Read more
Dec 1, 2019
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‘Be prepared. Always. Every time.’
Survival Island is the home of the Nolichucky Outdoor Learning Institute’s survival class. Here you can study and practice the skills necessary for surviving life-threatening situations in the wilds. Perhaps, like me, you’ll have a blast doing it. Read more
Dec 1, 2019
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Meandering around Main Street Marion, Virginia
Located in Southwest Virginia, Marion projects the small town pride and vitality that is typical of many communities in our region. Named after General Francis Marion, the town also serves as the birthplace of Mountain Dew. Read more
Dec 1, 2019
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Remembering the Roamin’ Man of the Smokies
Gatlinburg’s Wiley Oakley was a self-described “Roamin’ Man.” He used the sobriquet in the titles of quaint books he wrote and published, along with his gifts in self-promotion, as a way to describe his passion for roving amidst steep ridges. Read more
Dec 1, 2019
Regional Content:
Holiday Fruit has Deep Roots
“Back during the Depression we saw an orange about once a year,” recalled Chet Atkins. That once a year was likely to be Christmas time, and that orange was such a rarity it most often ended up as a gift tucked in the toe of a stocking. Read more
Dec 1, 2019
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Sarah Cahill photo
Returning to the Chorus of the Universal Sound
Meandering slowly down Spencer Ridge Road in the rural depths of Eastern Kentucky, it’s been a while since I’ve has passed a house or another vehicle. Read more
Dec 1, 2019
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Holly Kays photo
Under Winter’s Spell
As winter settles into the mountains, I dream of spring flowers and warm sunlight—yet I hope for falling snow and sparkling ice. In my opinion, the worst kind of winter is the mediocre kind. Read more
Dec 1, 2019
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Tripp and Lendemer 2018 photo
A Conversation With the Smokies’ Species-Finder
Todd Witcher is been the executive director of Discover Life in America, a nonprofit whose main project, the All Taxa Biodiversity Index, is dedicated to cataloguing every single species within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Read more
Dec 1, 2019
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‘Be prepared. Always. Every time.’
Survival Island is the home of the Nolichucky Outdoor Learning Institute’s survival class. Here you can study and practice the skills necessary for surviving life-threatening situations in the wilds. Perhaps, like me, you’ll have a blast doing it. Read more
Dec 1, 2019
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Love and Tradition at the Christmas Tree Farm
A Christmas tree has always been the cornerstone of my holiday experience. My family had a tradition of purchasing our tree from the local Optimist Club who set up a camper in the parking lot of Bi-Lo. Read more
Dec 1, 2019
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Your Insect Neighbors Shelter in Plain Sight
In temperate areas, winter is the hardest time for insects to survive. Low temperatures, infrequent water and scarce food all combine in winter to make it simply unlivable for the vast majority of insects. Read more
Dec 1, 2019
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Have Tissues Near at Hand for ‘Still Come Home’
My latest bout of blubbing occurred when I hit page 224 of Still Come Home. Here, Second Lieutenant Nathan Miller makes a phone call from Afghanistan to his wife in Western North Carolina, trying to bridge the emotional chasm separating them. Read more
Dec 1, 2019
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Remembering the Roamin’ Man of the Smokies
Gatlinburg’s Wiley Oakley was a self-described “Roamin’ Man.” He used the sobriquet in the titles of quaint books he wrote and published, along with his gifts in self-promotion, as a way to describe his passion for roving amidst steep ridges. Read more
Dec 1, 2019
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Amis Mill Evokes Frontier Colonial Days
Jake and Wendy Jacobs were living in an 1885 log cabin in the Colorado Rockies when they learned the Thomas Amis estate in Tennessee was for sale. Read more
Dec 1, 2019
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Guy Smalley illustration • smmalleyart.com
Mountain Bred
On a December Saturday in 1967, my parents and I traveled 30 miles from Marion to Asheville to Christmas shop at Sears. But after we parked at the store, we headed up the street to the S&W Cafeteria. Read more
Dec 1, 2019
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