Closing Appalachian Culture

Posted in History & Culture on March 20th, 2011 by marklynn
Closing Appalachian Culture
Take all of your granny’s quilts, your Uncle Eb’s moonshine still, every arrowhead you’ve ever seen, and a few race cars, and put them under one roof. Sounds like one heck of a museum, right? Well, it was until last month. The Appalachian Cultural Museum, once a cornerstone of the Appalachian Studies program at Appalachian State University, is now officially closed. “It told the North Carolina mountains’ piece of hi Read More »


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Party in the Southeast’s Coolest Town

Posted in Outdoors & Travel on May 26th, 2010 by marklynn
Party in the Southeast’s Coolest Town
Remember Budget Travel’s coolest small towns contest? Good news! Brevard, North Carolina won the title for the Southeast and emerged as the third coolest town in the entire nation. Your votes helped, and here’s your chance to celebrate. The White Squirrel Festival starts this Saturday. For two days, the heart of Brevard will be small-town party-central complete with a box car derby and nearly twenty bands. Read More »


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Help Brevard Win on Budget Travel-Vote Now!

Posted in Outdoors & Travel on April 18th, 2010 by marklynn
Help Brevard Win on Budget Travel-Vote Now!
Budget Travel wants to know the coolest small towns in America, and our mountain brethren in Brevard, North Carolina have made the short list. Competing against twenty other towns, Brevard is currently in second place. Only Ely, Minnesota has more votes. Rocky’s Grill and Soda Shop Never been to Brevard? Me neither, but thanks to Google Maps and Carolina” href=”http://brevardnc.org/” target=”_blank”>Heart of Brev Read More »


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Literary Geekery from the NC

Posted in Art & Lit on March 24th, 2010 by marklynn
Unleash you inner bookworm with this interactive Literary Map of North Carolina. Right off, I browsed the mountain section, and discovered that O. Henry’s real name wasn’t Oliver Henry; both were just pseudonyms. He was actually born William Sydney Porter in Greensboro, which coincidentally is where I went to college. See, following the lives of literary figures can be fun! Read More »


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Calling all Mountain Cougars

Posted in Outdoors & Travel on February 21st, 2010 by marklynn
Asheville’s Grove Park Inn might be a ninety-seven year old bastion of civility and leisure, but it gets a little naughty next weekend. It’s offering a getaway for older ladies who still know how to growl. The Sadie Hawkins Cougar City Weekend is custom designed for sexy seniors and their boy toys. Read More »


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Mountain People, Cherokee Tribe

Posted in History & Culture on January 6th, 2010 by marklynn
I just discovered two great clips from the North Carolina Language and Life Project. One illustrates Cherokee language; the other focuses on the dialect of neighboring whites. The differences are interesting, but watch for similarities — the accents, the clothes, a passion for home, and, in both clips, an express preference to be with their own people. Read More »


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