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Night Sounds

Who says you need peace and quiet for a good read? These books will engage your eyes and your ears!

From The Archive: The Day They Hanged an Elephant in East Tennessee

In 1916 World War I raged in Europe. Dadaism, ripe with comic derision and irrationality, took hold in artistic circles. Margaret Sanger opened the first birth-control clinic. It was a good year for scapegoats. It was a good year to hang an elephant.

National Geographic’s Guide to the National Parks of the United States

National Geographic’s fifth edition of its “Guide to the National Parks of the United States” packs a lot of information into vibrant, photograph-filled pages, covering 58 national parks from Maine’s Acadia to Alaska’s Glacier Bay...

Memories of Old Smoky: Early Experiences in the Great Smoky Mountains

Some of the most beautiful land in the country is also in many of our backyards. In his “Memories of Old Smoky,” Carlos C. Campbell captures the very essence of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park from his perspective...

Lost In The Woods

Beautiful photography by this New York Times-bestselling, husband-and-wife team, tells the story of a little fawn born in the woods, left alone by his mother in order that he won’t be sniffed out by “Trouble.”

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“Night Sounds,” by Frank Gallo, is priced at $18.99; “Bird Songs – 250 North American Birds in Song,” by Les Beletsky, is $45.00. To order, contact Eastern National, 210 Riceville Rd., Asheville, N.C. 28805, 828/299-3507, karens@easternnational.org.

Night Sounds

Who says you need peace and quiet for a good read? These books will engage your eyes and your ears!
Mary the Elephant. The town considered guns, electrocution and dismemberment before settling on hanging.

From The Archive: The Day They Hanged an Elephant in East Tennessee

In 1916 World War I raged in Europe. Dadaism, ripe with comic derision and irrationality, took hold in artistic circles. Margaret Sanger opened the first birth-control clinic. It was a good year for scapegoats. It was a good year to hang an elephant.
National Geographic’s Guide to the National Parks of the United States, 5th Edition

National Geographic’s Guide to the National Parks of the United States

National Geographic’s fifth edition of its “Guide to the National Parks of the United States” packs a lot of information into vibrant, photograph-filled pages, covering 58 national parks from Maine’s Acadia to Alaska’s Glacier Bay...
"Memories of Old Smoky: Early Experiences in the Great Smoky Mountains,” Carlos C. Campbell. University of Tennessee Press, 2005. 216pp. softcover $18.95. 865/974-3321. http://utpress.org.

Memories of Old Smoky: Early Experiences in the Great Smoky Mountains

Some of the most beautiful land in the country is also in many of our backyards. In his “Memories of Old Smoky,” Carlos C. Campbell captures the very essence of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park from his perspective...
A photographic essay book by Carl L. Sams II and Jean Stock

Lost In The Woods

Beautiful photography by this New York Times-bestselling, husband-and-wife team, tells the story of a little fawn born in the woods, left alone by his mother in order that he won’t be sniffed out by “Trouble.”
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Knoxville Asian Festival, August 29-30,  Knoxville, Tennessee. Photo courtesy of Asian Culture Center of TN
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Fall 2026 Festivals & Events Guide

From the Virginias and the Carolinas to Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky, our annual compendium is the perfect travel companion. Inside,

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4th of July Parade & Festival, July 4, Blowing Rock, North Carolina.
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Summer 2026 Festivals & Events Guide

From the Virginias and the Carolinas to Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky, our annual compendium is the perfect travel companion. Inside,

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