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Downtown, Nostalgic

Downtown, Nostalgic

I recognized the aroma immediately. In my dream, I pulled a bureau drawer open and the unmistakable scent of Shalimar perfume overwhelmed me. It was the preferred scent of my late mother, and as I opened my eyes in my room at the Inn on Church Street in Hendersonville, N.C., I smiled at her memory. Strangely, I still smelled the perfume...

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Glade Valley Bed and Breakfast

Glade Valley Bed and Breakfast

"…Leave As Friends"

Expect the company of deer, firefilies, warblers and an affable dog at Glade Valley B&B.

Glittering fireflies, so many we weren’t sure at first what they were, sparked a magical light show in the Blue Ridge mountain night. And all o...

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A Mad Scientist's Back Yard

A Mad Scientist's Back Yard
Every day Jose Santamaria, the director of Tellus: Northwest Georgia Science Museum , comes into work, he is amazed by the way the museum is taking shape.  His favorite part? “The whole building is an architectural wonder. It’s hard to choose.” 
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Rails to Trails in Southwest Virginia

Rails to Trails in Southwest Virginia

Saltville, Va. ’s director of tourism, Charlie Bill Totten, stands outside the Mahanaim Church, near Clinchburg, Va., proclaiming a vision: “I can see people traveling,” he says. “Not by vehicles, but by bicycles, walking.”

Today, while traveling the S...

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The Cherohala Skyway

The Cherohala Skyway

The Cherohala Skyway, dedicated in October 1996, connects Tellico Plains, Tenn. with Robbinsville, N.C. The 50-mile scenic highway is named from a combination of the Cherokee and Nantahala national forests, which it traverses. The Skyway is designate...

Scottsboro: Alabama Weekend Getaway

Scottsboro: Alabama Weekend Getaway

 

People have been coming to walk the streets of Scottsboro for more than 100 years, not necessarily to look at architecture or even take in the sites, but to hunt for bargains.

Centered around the courthouse square, and conceived as a way to bring peo...

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Helen: Georgia Weekend Getaway

Helen: Georgia Weekend Getaway

During our recent traverse of the Appalachian Trail, Laurie and I resupplied in Helen, a town we had bypassed on previous thru-hikes.

To make itself a travel destination, Helen has transformed itself into a replica of an Alpine village. Being walkers,...

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