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April 23, 2008
Stories of Stills & Stoves at GSMHC
Weekend before last, I spent a little time roaming around “The Peaceful Side of the Smokies”. While in Townsend, I came across a couple of legendary tales at the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center.
April 16, 2008
River Battle At Dollywood
As Dollywood opens its’ 23rd season, there’s a battle raging—and it’s an all out water war!
April 09, 2008
Linn Cove Viaduct Turns 20
Spring has sprung and the weather’s getting just right for a drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway! One of my favorite structures on the parkway just marked a special anniversary.
March 03, 2008
Beech Mountain Sled Hill
On this particular Monday March 3rd, it might be sunny and 70. But, last week’s foot of snow on Beech Mountain inspired me to trudge my way up there and check out their unique sledding set-up.
February 13, 2008
Eagle Pass at Dollywood
Lots of changes in store at Dollywood this season. New main entrance. New parking lots. But perhaps the biggest improvement is a move designed to save steps and shoe leather for the park’s millions of pedestrian visitors.
January 30, 2008
Sugar Mountain
It’s the final leg of our North Carolina High Country media ski tour. This time, Joe Tennis and I find out that just a spoonful of Sugar helps the good times go down.
January 23, 2008
Ski Beech
It’s the second leg of our journey to the North Carolina High Country ski resorts. It all started for Ski Beech when a retired dentist from Alabama, who was an avid skier, learned about snow making and decided the mountains of North Carolina could support skiing if they had snow making. And, ever since, they’ve been skiing on The Beech.
January 16, 2008
