April 2021

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Photo Essay: Wonders of the Woods

"Forest for the Trees": New Book, New Meaning for the Phrase.
Kathleen Gibi gives a test run to Keep Tennessee River Beautiful’s new motor, donated by Yamaha Rightwaters and Anderson Marine last summer.

Water Works

Kathleen Gibi’s rich and accomplished life has brought her back home, to work on cleaning up the Tennessee River.
Main Street Walhalla circa 1900.

Walhalla, South Carolina: Deep in Cherokee and German Pasts

Rivers and mountains and waterfalls surround a town with deep German roots.
The mural on State Street celebrates Bristol’s unique spot in the history of country music.

Walking Bristol, Walking Two States

We are in Bristol, the city that straddles the Tennessee/Virginia state line that has been made famous by a cartoon gecko standing in the middle of its main street and is also the congressionally designated “Birthplace of Country Music."
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The Deck Life

There’s something to be said for enjoying a tasty beverage outside at the end of a long day, or just enjoying the evening air and the setting sun on a crisp fall evening.

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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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