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Susan Jamison
Going Rural: Copperhead Confrontation
Cathryn Hankla is an intrepid traveler and the author of more than a dozen books. This excerpt is from her latest book, a memoir in essays, Lost Places: On Losing and Finding Home (Mercer University Press, 2018) more
Ghost Towns in the Sky
Betsy Teter's guest column describes her childhood want to visit Ghost Town in Maggie Valley. more
Bill Burnham
Building Memories One Adventure At A Time
Bill Burnham is the owner-operator, with his wife, Mary Burnham, of Burnham Guides LLC, which combines their work as guidebook authors and kayak guides. more
Hand-Painted Gems, Just Around the Corner
Suzi Parron is the author of “Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement” and “Following the Barn Quilt Trail.” more
Gatlinburg: Darkness Erases Scars
The Cherokee people called the southern Appalachian mountains “shaconage” (sha-con-oh-hey) or “place of the blue smoke.” more
Raising Children on a College Campus
Mallory McDuff has raised her two daughters on the campus of Warren Wilson College for the past 17 years. more
Jackie Lawley
From Log Home to Lasting Legacy
Jackie and Marvin Lawley recently retired and moved to Jackie’s family home in Gruetli-Laager, Tennessee. more
Late-Night Mountain Air
Read our latest guest column in the May/June issue from award-winning author and illustrator Cece Bell. more
What is it about Doc?
David Holt's admiration for the late Doc Watson is evident in the accompanying photo from one of the many times they performed together at MerleFest. more
