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There’s Nothing Like Brasstown in the Fall
Cozy up at the end of a long day in one of Brasstown Valley Resort’s rooms or cottages with views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Enjoy a glass of wine by the huge stone fireplace or dine in Brassies, a sports bar serving burgers, wraps, and more. Read more
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Enjoy a better perspective in Rabun County, Georgia!
Whether you’re gazing off at the sunrise from the top of Black Rock Mountain or looking up at the stars and lightning bugs as you sit ‘round your campfire, you can enjoy a better view and a better outlook in Rabun County. Read more
Regional Content:
Photo Essay, August 2021
Thank you to our many readers who submitted their favorite tree photos. If you haven’t recited a portion of the poem “Trees” by Joyce Kilmer, go look it up and enjoy. Read more
Aug 1, 2021
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The Many Pleasures of Pickles
Pickling has always been important to residents of the Smokies and other portions of the southern Appalachian highlands. Read more
Aug 1, 2021
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Sweet Heaven In My View
Standing in a hotel room recently, Charley Crockett peered out the window onto the quiet morning streets of Amarillo, Texas. Read more
Aug 1, 2021
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Solitude Done Right
I couldn’t remember the last time I’d taken off like this on a weekday, but in the summer of 2020, my sense of time was beyond muddled. Read more
Aug 1, 2021
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The Grandstand of the Great Smoky Mountains
At one time there were 10, strategically scattered across the Great Smoky Mountains. Ten fire towers, all but one constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps, manned by wardens during the spring and fall fire seasons to watch for wildfires. Read more
Aug 1, 2021
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Randa Harris
Randa Harris has kind eyes, and the kind of gaze that wells with empathy—for her students, for the environment, for the future. Her voice is nuanced: Though Southern, hers has a calming sweetness and wisdom to it. Read more
Aug 1, 2021
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A Conversation With the Smokies’ Litter Fighter
Lisa Bryant moved from Missouri to Tennessee five years ago when her fiancée, a swim coach, found a job in the Great Smoky Mountains. She’d worked in the newspaper business for more than 20 years at the time of the move. Read more
Aug 1, 2021
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Mountain Biking
The Southern Appalachian region is a panacea for outdoor enthusiasts of all types, including mountain bikers. Though I grew up in these mountains, I never enjoyed biking as a young girl. Read more
Aug 1, 2021
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One Day With Clem
In late October 2002, my husband Steve decided to make a Halloween scarecrow for our daughter Annie. At four, she was old enough to look forward to trick-or-treating and to appreciate the decorations at our home. Read more
Aug 1, 2021
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Bluegrass Brit
What I know about bluegrass music you could probably write on a large sticky note. In college some friends and I headed to Union Grove, North Carolina, for the annual bluegrass concert. Read more
Aug 1, 2021
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A Song Too Sad to Often Sing
When Sam Mendes’s World War I movie, 1917, was released a couple of years ago, its breathtaking cinematography was much talked about. There was the fact it looked as if it had all been capture in one continuous, two-hour shot. Read more
Aug 1, 2021
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The Enduring Allure of Log Cabins
Log cabins, deeply rooted in regional lore, and perhaps to a somewhat lesser degree in our views of the American past and folkways in general, have an enduring and endearing allure. Read more
Aug 1, 2021
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