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Western Carolina Holidays
Thanksgiving Dinner: November is a time to rearrange the furniture at the Lovill House Bed and Breakfast in Boone, N.C. Read more
Nov 18, 2011
Reading the War
Grow up in the south and of course the Civil War never leaves you. Read more
Jul 9, 2009
A Fairy Tale Castle
Living in a historic home exacts a price beyond the cost of the structure. There is all that history – and the ghosts of owners past – demanding to be heard, respected and occasionally lived with. Read more
Nov 1, 2007
Dolly Parton, Born in the Smokies
Dolly- and there's no need for a last name - grew up in these mountains, in Sevierville, Tenn. Read more
Jul 1, 2005
The American Chestnut: Is There Hope?
Shifting tectonic plates aren’t the only stirrings around us. Along with the reshaping of global alliances, geographic boundaries, and international currencies, the forest profiles that dominate our very horizons are in flux, as well. Read more
Sep 1, 2005
Photos courtesy of Pike County KY Tourism Commission ("Devil Anse" Hatfield photo courtesy West Virginia State Archives)
Hatfields & McCoys, Revisited: Part 5.1 - The Legend of Abner Vance
A Tale of Two Tales: The Legend of Abner Vance Part 1 of 3. By Ryan Hardesty, Creator of “The Real Hatfield, Real McCoy, Real Feud, Real Matewan Facebook Group” Read more
Jul 31, 2014
Photos courtesy of Pike County KY Tourism Commission ("Devil Anse" Hatfield photo courtesy West Virginia State Archives)
Hatfields & McCoys, Revisited: Part 6 – Examining Justice in the "Lawless" Tug Valley
Many fables posing as “Feud history” begin with a few basic premises. Chief among these is the claim that the Tug Valley in the 1870’s-‘80’s was a lawless place. But court records for Pike and Logan Counties refute this contention entirely. Read more
Oct 27, 2014
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