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Continue reading →: Can’t Keep Mum: Tipp City’s Annual Mum Festival Keeps BloomingEach fall since 1959, Tipp City, Ohio has hosted the Tipp City Mum Festival downtown. The idea came from a local who had been inspired by Holland’s Tulip Festival, and thought Tipp City should create its own festival to celebrate its world-renowned mums. Tipp City had already earned its title…
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Continue reading →: Oakhurst Porchfest: Party in Decatur-AtlantaPorchfest started in 2007 in Ithaca, NY as a totally resident-owned and operated music festival, and it has spread to over 130 other cities in the USA and Canada since. Care to start one in your town? The organizers have thoughtfully put together some info you can find here. Maybe…
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Continue reading →: Chattanooga’s Southside District: Street Art, Cozy Counter Culture, & An Apocalyptic CultChattanooga’s Southside District is centered around the junctions of Main Street with Market Street and Broad Street, respectively. You could say that it is the area south of Warehouse Row down to 20th Street. It would not be too much of a stretch to say it is the area between…
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Continue reading →: Holiday in Helen: A Slice of Alpine GeorgiaBetween a surgery, work, then a year and a half so far of Covid-19 forcing us to cancel our trip, I have not been able to go back to my beloved Vaterland for over three years. That ache in my heart for lederhosen and medieval architecture is sometimes unbearable. We…
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Continue reading →: Jonesborough: Abolition, Tall Tales, & Whiskey in Tennessee’s Oldest TownTennessee’s oldest town was founded in 1779, nearly two decades before it officially became a state. Jonesborough, once spelled as Jonesboro, is part of the Tri-Cities region of East Tennessee that includes Johnson City, Kingsport, and Bristol. Jonesborough was named after Willie Jones, a politician from North Carolina who was…
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Continue reading →: Athens, Englewood, & McMinn County: An Unexpected Industrial MeccaMcMinn County, Tennessee includes Athens, Niota, Englewood, Etowah, part of Sweetwater, and several unincorporated communities. It was created in 1819 and named after Joseph McMinn, a Revolutionary War commander and Tennessee Governor of six years. McMinn was also a decorated veteran of previous wars and served in the Tennessee Senate,…
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Continue reading →: Monkeying Around Rhea County: Evolution, The Scopes Trial, & A Secret GardenI was thrilled already with the selection of plants in the garden and the interesting art, and then I saw it: a slow-motion wave of iridescent blue, a long train of green and gold feathers, and scratchy little feet.
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Continue reading →: Rogersville, TN: Davy Crockett & The Lost State of FranklinThe evolution of receiving, keeping, and changing names can be complicated, but some of us experience it multiple times throughout our lives.
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Continue reading →: Linville, NC: Wilderness Gorge, Tanawha Trail, & Stack RockLinville, North Carolina is an unincorporated community inside the Pisgah National Forest and the Blue Ridge Mountains. It was founded in the 1880s and known back then as the Clay or Porcelain town in Avery County. Linville is about 45 minutes southeast of Johnson City and an hour or so…
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Continue reading →: Cumberland Mountain State Park: FDR, CCC, & Byrd LakeCumberland Mountain State Park in Crossville, Tennessee has more than 1,700 acres with endless recreational options to explore. The park also has an Olympic-sized pool, several picnic shelters, campgrounds, playgrounds, courts for volleyball, tennis, basketball, badminton and other sports and games, a golf course, and a restaurant onsite. My song…
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Continue reading →: Greeneville With an E: Tennessee’s Second Oldest TownNational Allied Publications founder Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson was born in Greeneville, TN in 1890. Eventually his company became DC Comics, and Wheeler-Nicholson would be forever credited as the pioneer of American pulp comic books. My song for this entry is not a metal song but it is featured on the soundtrack…
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Continue reading →: Sea Cruising & Chickee Bars in Naples, FLNaples, Florida is known for being a city of culture, sophistication, high-end retailers, and fancy restaurants. The western border of this city curves along the Gulf of Mexico with miles of beaches and a bustling ecotourism industry. The Naples Pier, Naples Botanical Garden, Picayune Strand State Forest, Bird Gardens of…
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