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Continue reading →: Bradley County: Remembering the Gateway to the Cherokee NationBRADLEY COUNTY is located in southeast Tennessee between the TN/GA State line and the Hiawassee River. It covers over 330 square miles and includes the cities of Calhoun, Charleston, and Cleveland, its county seat. This land was part of the Cherokee Nation’s territory prior to the arrival of white folk.…
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Continue reading →: Spellbound in Salem: Exploring the History & Spirits of Witch CityJust the name Salem conjures up imagery of witches, whether they are flying on broomsticks, sinking in a river, or burning at the stake. Salem is known for its history of early American witch hunts and subsequent psychological case studies on mass hysteria. It is synonymous with the persecution, torture,…
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Continue reading →: Peaceful Side of the Smokies: Townsend, Foothills Parkway, & Wears ValleyTOWNSEND, TENNESSEE is a mountain town roughly halfway between Maryville and Gatlinburg, with Highway 321/Lamar Alexander Parkway running through it. Townsend is called the “Peaceful Side of the Smokies” and is just a mile or so from an entrance to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park (GSMNP). The other two…
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Continue reading →: Coffee & Spirits of Tennessee’s Campbell & Scott CountiesCAMPBELL COUNTYCampbell County, Tennessee is located in Appalachia between its Ridge-and-Valley Range and the Cumberland Mountains. Its northern border is the Kentucky State Line and it extends down to Rocky Top, Tennessee, just north of Knoxville. Jacksboro is the county seat, and Caryville, LaFollette, and Jellico make up the rest…
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Continue reading →: Hootin’ & Hollerin’ in Morgan County: Jeep Club, Prison, Moonshine, Monster Trucks, Waterfalls, & Other ShenanigansIt was all the fumes and sound and fury that you could ever dream of.
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Continue reading →: Oliver Springs: Unsolved Murder, Suspicious Characters, and Cold War SecretsCigarette butts were found to be scattered all over the inside of the Richards Mansion on the day of the murders, but the Richards family were non-smokers.
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Continue reading →: Etowah, TN: The Gem of Starr MountainEtowah is a tiny town of less than three square miles. It is located in the East Tennessee region of Appalachia, where the state lines of Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia begin to meet. Tennessee Avenue, also known as Highway 411, is the main street through town. Etowah is about…
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Continue reading →: We’re Diggin’ Dahlonega: The Heart of North Georgia’s Wine Country & Bear on the SquareDAHLONEGA is a small town in North Georgia with around 8,000 people in less than nine square miles. It is located an hour southeast of Blue Ridge, or an hour and a half north of Atlanta. The city takes its name from a derivative of the Cherokee word for yellow or…
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Continue reading →: Five Rivers MetroParks in Dayton: RiverScape, Wegerzyn Gardens, Second Street Market & MoreOhio has a program called Five Rivers MetroParks with initiatives all around the state’s southwestern region, and it is named after the five distinct waterways flowing into it. This blog is specifically about the public park system that Five Rivers MetroParks has created in Dayton, and will exclude the many…
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Continue reading →: Dayton Developments: Fire Blocks Historic District, Webster Station, & Firefighter MuralsFire Blocks At the corner of N. Jefferson Street and E. Third Street, you will find yourself in Dayton, Ohio’s Fire Blocks Historic District. Several large historic buildings line both sides of Third Street as it extends from Jefferson Street up to N. St. Clair Street, the distance of one…
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Continue reading →: Cayo Hueso: Hemingway & Key West’s Island of BonesErnest Hemingway brilliantly said “never go on trips with anyone you do not love.” Taking that to heart, I am so grateful for my friends that double as perfect travel companions. We have been to a lot of amazing places together and were each super excited to get back to…
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Continue reading →: Cruising the Florida Keys: The Two Places You Can Not Miss Between Key Largo and IslamoradaDriving the Overseas Highway from Key Largo to Key West takes about two hours if you do not stop, but there is no fun in that! Here are the two places you absolutely must visit in the Keys. Gilbert’s ResortThe FIRST stop you have to make is at Gilbert’s Resort…
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