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The Magic of Mushrooms
Mushrooms, once considered a fungal anomaly when compared to more aesthetically appealing foods, have moved to the forefront as a culinary and medicinal treasure. Read more
‘Let the Mountain People Tell Their Own Stories’
The world of cultural research in the Great Smoky Mountains lost one of its foremost scholars with the passing of Dr. Michael Montgomery on July 24, 2019. Read more
Feb 1, 2020
Our Garden Snake
On the television news, a herpetologist explained that September was the time for baby black rat snakes to hatch from their leathery eggs. He brought a mother snake and her hatchlings with him to the studio. Read more
Feb 1, 2020
Andrew Cebulka photo
The Magic of Mushrooms
Mushrooms, once considered a fungal anomaly when compared to more aesthetically appealing foods, have moved to the forefront as a culinary and medicinal treasure. Read more
Feb 1, 2020
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
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
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
