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Milkshakes, Mansions & The Manhattan Project

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 into the history with a Department of Energy public tour, a three-hour bus excursion (offered June through Labor Day) that departs from the museum and takes visitors to Manhattan Project facilities, such as the X-10 Graphite Reactor plant and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. “There’s a growing interest in that time in history, from the standpoint that we’re losing 1,000 people a day from the World War II generation,” says tour coordinator Fred Strohl. “I think as result of that, the Manhattan Project facilities take on an iconic trait.” Dinner is elegant yet affordable at Flatwater Grill, where menu items range from lasagna to crab cakes.

 

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Window to a Secret World

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...

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Bristol: Tennessee Weekend Getaway

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...

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An East Tennessee Tour: Unicoi Turnpike Trail

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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Wildflower Walks And Drives In The Smoky Mountains

Wildflower Walks And Drives In The Smoky Mountains

Splendor At Your Feet

The warm sun plays against the morning chill; that sort of sweet-and-sour effect that occurs only on a perfect spring morning. Take your time enjoying the beautiful days and the scattered groups of spring flowers along the trails...

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