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Handmade for the Holidays
Imagine a special place in North Georgia where you can explore, shop, ponder, perform, learn, listen, create, sing, dance, cook, eat, play, walk and enjoy. That place is the Sautee Nacoochee Center, which has activities for people of all ages. Read more
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The Wonders of Winter Squash
Traditionally, winter squash figured prominently in subsistence agriculture throughout the southern high country. Pumpkins and other “keeping” squash were grown in both fields and gardens. Read more
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When the walls fall down
Sitting in a booth upstairs at The Water’n Hole Bar & Grill on North Main Street in Waynesville, North Carolina, one recent evening, Justin Wells takes two sips: one from his beer and one from his shot of bourbon. Read more
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Black Bears and Hillbillies
The mention of places like Fairyland, Magic World, and Mystery Hill likely invoke childhood memories of simpler times vacationing in the Great Smoky Mountains. Read more
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The Way Things Change
Standing in a forest in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in western North Carolina, it’s difficult to imagine anything interrupting the familiar sounds of nature. Read more
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Handmade for the Holidays
Imagine a special place in North Georgia where you can explore, shop, ponder, perform, learn, listen, create, sing, dance, cook, eat, play, walk and enjoy. That place is the Sautee Nacoochee Center, which has activities for people of all ages. Read more
Dec 1, 2020
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From the publisher, December 2020
As you read this issue of Smoky Mountain Living, you’ll find—as in every issue—some fine examples of writing and photography by our talented team of contributors. Read more
Dec 1, 2020
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The Wonders of Winter Squash
Traditionally, winter squash figured prominently in subsistence agriculture throughout the southern high country. Pumpkins and other “keeping” squash were grown in both fields and gardens. Read more
Dec 1, 2020
12:00 AM
When the walls fall down
Sitting in a booth upstairs at The Water’n Hole Bar & Grill on North Main Street in Waynesville, North Carolina, one recent evening, Justin Wells takes two sips: one from his beer and one from his shot of bourbon. Read more
Dec 1, 2020
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Jason Bowman photo
When You Can’t Go Cross-Country, Go Cross-Town
For the past year, my cross-country skies had done nothing but take up space in the closet, and it would be an understatement to say that I was excited to finally have the chance to use them. Read more
Dec 1, 2020
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Carla Passmore photo
On the Trail in the Smokies
Winter can be a fine time to hike in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, even for those of us who favor warmer weather. Kindly note use of the word can, as the season is often not so fine for hiking in the park. Read more
Dec 1, 2020
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Beekeeping
North Carolina has a variety of state symbols that exemplify the region’s unique resources and economic history. The state insect, the honey bee, was brought into this country by European explorers in the 1600s. Read more
Dec 1, 2020
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NPS photo
A Conversation With the Smokies’ History Sleuth
Antoine Fletcher, an anthropologist by training, has been tasked with getting the word out about scientific research in the park—and with heading up an ongoing effort to uncover long-ignored African American history in the Smokies. Read more
Dec 1, 2020
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The Way Things Change
Standing in a forest in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in western North Carolina, it’s difficult to imagine anything interrupting the familiar sounds of nature. Read more
Dec 1, 2020
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Hilarity and Heartbreak
First, a confession of ignorance: I had never heard of George Singleton, though he lives less than an hour away in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Next, a hat tip of gratitude to the person who sent me Singleton’s You Want More: Selected Stories. Read more
Dec 1, 2020
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