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This house can boast the fact that it was the first stone house of Knox County, completed in 1797! It also sits on 100 acres so there is plenty of room for picnics, not to mention some pretty spectacular weddings. Of course, you aren’t going to want to miss the gardens.
I can’t help but keep […]
The Pentagon Barracks located in east Baton Rouge has more history then some small country’s. The land where the barracks now stand have been fought over by more nations then one can count. The barracks them selves were originally build in 1824 to house US Army Troops, today owned by the University of Louisiana and […]
This week’s vacation finds us in Louisiana visiting perhaps the most over looked city in the state. With all that goes on in New Orleans, Baton Rouge doesn’t get the hype as its big sister does, but a few days in this city well worth the cost of a plane ticket. First up is the […]
“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.”
Oscar Wilde
Which leads me to this question. Do you write down every little tidbit that happens to you while traveling?? If you don’t, I strongly recommend it. When you re-read it, all those little details suddenly makes […]
If you are in the Chattanooga area, you might want to check out Ruby Falls. It’s a 45 foot waterfall on Lookout Mountain and be sure that you take advantage of the fact that you can walk behind the falls. Now how cool is that? But it gets better! Ruby Falls is actually inside Lookout […]
“Some friends with really old Virginia roots told me about this but I’ve had no luck with any research. They said older relatives refused to celebrate “that Yankee holiday” and would go hunting or do something else instead.
Lincoln proclaimed a national T’giving Day in 1863 and then Roosevelt in 1939 changed the date but his […]
If you are a history buff, you might want to indulge yourself with a few day’s stay at the Williamsburg Lodge. You right right next door to Colonial Williamsburg Historic Area where you will find historic buildings, museums and lots of tradepeople who are more than happy to explain how life once was. And then […]
In North Carolina, elephants may not be used to plow cotton fields.
You have to wonder how these laws ever came to be. The stories behind the laws are probably funnier than the laws themselves! And there are a lot!
Wacky Laws, Weird Decisions, and Strange Statutes
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A Wilkes County copper moonshine still
Courtesy of Applachian Cultural Museum
Applachian State University
Boone, North Carolina
You have to admit, moonshine and the south simply seems to go together. If you are going to look at the culture of the south, here is a very interesting place to start!! Get ready to step back in time.
“Makin’ good […]
When other vegetables are withering beneath the icy glance of fall, kale stands tall, saying, “Bring it on!” The robust green actually prefers a touch of frost to bring out the sweetness in its leathery leaves.
Kale, a ruffle-leafed green that grows in loose heads on thick stems, is native to the Mediterranean and has been […]
From the Interstates to the backroads throughout Texas to D.C., travel along at Southern Byways to discover new places to visit.
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