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Poetic writing by a true mountain woman
Published: 2012-01-31 21:56:12I am the summer … I am the firefly and the moon … the rain on the leaves the swamp orchids and the blackberries. — Emma Bell Miles In chronological order, ten of the most informative and/or entertaining books (excluding fiction, poetry and plays) d...
Read MoreCelebrating our little corner of the world
Published: 2012-01-31 20:55:25“[I] discovered that my own little postage stamp of native soil was worth writing about and that I would never live long enough to exhaust it …. — Novelist William Faulkner What makes a good newspaper? That’s a complicated and subjective question...
Read MoreThe fascinating story of the Plott hound
Published: 2012-01-25 03:42:20A new book has been published that will be of particular interest to area hunters, outdoorsmen, and dog lovers. It will also be of considerable value to those concerned with the region’s human history. The Story of the Plott Hound: Strike & Stay (Charl...
Read MoreHigh Vistas contributors to visit City Lights Bookstore
Published: 2012-01-25 03:28:57City Lights Bookstore will celebrate the release of High Vistas Volume II at 6 p.m. on Jan. 27 with a reception and discussion with a few of the authors featured in the book. The second volume continues the tradition set by the first with nature writing ...
Read MoreMarking his plot in life: Author shares his love of local lore and mountain heritage
Published: 2012-01-25 01:12:34For most boys, Superman and Batman were their heroes; for Bob Plott, his ancestors were super men. As he grew up in Haywood County, Plott would spend hours listening to his elders tell stories about the old-timers and life in Western North Carolina. “E...
Read MoreBeech tree retains its tropical bark characteristics
Published: 2012-01-18 14:57:45A concept among biologists is that of “keystone species:” plants or animals with a pervasive influence on community composition and inter-reactions. In the eastern United States — especially here in the southern highlands — the beech tree is such...
Read MoreArboretum celebrates trails and tales with two-day event
Published: 2012-01-18 14:55:50“Books and Boots,” a two-day event celebrating the beauty and bounty of the natural world will be held at the N.C. Arboretum in Asheville on Saturday and Sunday, February 18 and 19. There will be family programs focusing on indoor and outdoor winter ...
Read MoreHoling up is common for poisonous snakes in winter
Published: 2012-01-11 15:37:42Where do the poisonous snakes go in winter? In the Smokies region we have two poisonous species: timber rattlesnakes and copperheads. Cottonmouth moccasins are often reported, but that species is found no farther inland than about the fall line, which de...
Read MoreThe playful raven is a Smoky Mountain favorite
Published: 2012-01-04 03:55:41Along with plants like red spruce, Fraser fir, yellow birch, mountain maple, mountain ash, Canada Mayflower, witch-hobble, and bluebead lily, as well as animals such as the northern flying squirrels, black-capped chickadees, winter wrens, and northern wa...
Read MoreThe poetry in a weather’s sharp vision
Published: 2011-12-28 14:11:08Note: This essay was originally written for The Smoky Mountain News. It was subsequently revised and collected in Mountain Passages, which was published by the History Press (Charleston, S.C.) in 2005. This time around it has been re-revised and a weathe...
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