November 1, 2017

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Gatlinburg: Darkness Erases Scars

The Cherokee people called the southern Appalachian mountains “shaconage” (sha-con-oh-hey) or “place of the blue smoke.”
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Zoning Out

I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house. —Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Hot Biscuits, Country Ham and Community

Not just any breakfast...one that has been in the making for more than 75 years.
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Youngest Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Coming Home

As you read this magazine, Baby Ellie Quirin is nearing the end of her trek.
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Hope Diamond: The Asheville Connection

It was at times treated rather casually by its owner.

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Behind Blue Ridge Country

Even More Sweet Virginia Breezes

Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

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