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    His Dr. Grabow

    It was my job to clean my father’s tobacco pipe—his Dr. Grabow Royal Duke. This straight-stemmed model had a rich briar bowl and, I thought, looked regal. Read more

    Oct 1, 2023

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  • Photo Essay, October 2023

    Ralph Mayer, Saluda, North Carolina

    Photo Essay, October 2023

    Our readers share their fall photos. Read more

    Oct 1, 2023

    Stories

  • Beacon Blankets: The Heart of A Community

    Courtesy of the Asheville Pack Memorial Library

    Beacon Blankets

    For four generations, Beacon Manufacturing Company in Swannanoa, North Carolina, created some of the most appealing blankets, crib blankets, hospital bedding and adult robes available in the United States. Read more

    Feb 1, 2022

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    A Good Pair of Shoes

    In the 1960s, on Sunday mornings, I polished my father’s dress shoes. Rubbing the paste on with a rag, brushing then buffing them with a soft cloth, I made the leather shine like glass. Read more

    Jul 30, 2023

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    On Losing A Tree

    As Mother Nature and Alberta waged their seasonal war, the force of their dispute exceeded 60 miles per hour. The hemlock, which had survived decades of their drama, couldn’t take it another day and so she released the hold she had on this earth. Read more

    Jul 1, 2023

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    Photo Essay, August 2023

    Our readers share their images of summertime adventures Read more

    Jul 30, 2023

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  • A Conversation with the Smokies' Recordkeeper

    Courtesy of the National Park Service Collections Preservation Center

    A Conversation With the Smokies’ Recordkeeper

    Mike Aday has been the librarian-archivist for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park since 2013, when he left his post at Yosemite National Park to travel east and manage the Smokies’ impressive archival collection. Read more

    May 29, 2023

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  • The Founding of Fluffy Butt Hut

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    The Founding of Fluffy Butt Hut

    My big chicken-keeping adventure started out as a throwaway conversation over beer. Between rounds at trivia night, a friend was talking about how she and her husband had accidentally hatched out too many chicks for their backyard flock that spring. Read more

    May 29, 2023

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