From fishing and boating to taking in tall tales, historic Jonesborough, Tenn. provides everything you need for an enchanting escape in the Blue Ridge region.
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Milkshakes, Mansions & The Manhattan Project
Friday: Secrets Revealed. The story of Oak Ridge’s stint as a “secret city” during World War II, explorations of light and sound and models of earth’s energy resources are highlights of the town’s American Museum of Science and Energy. Delve deeper in...
Window to a Secret World
“I wouldn’t trade my time photographing in Cades Cove for anything,” photographer Bill Lea writes in the introduction to his book “Cades Cove: Window to a Secret World,” which explores the quiet beauty of this part of Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountain...
Bristol: Tennessee Weekend Getaway
Years ago, I was the host of West Virginia Public Radio’s “Down Home Music Show.” The program focused on the music of the Appalachians and it was then that I learned about Bristol, the city that not only straddles the Tennessee/Virginia border, but i...
An East Tennessee Tour: Unicoi Turnpike Trail
Stretching from Vonore, Tenn. to Murphy, N.C., the history-laden passage through Unicoi Gap in the Southern Appalachians may have been used as early as the 16th century, according to historian/author Lowell Kirk. Kirk thinks Indian guides who led Sp...
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