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Mountain
music
From the earliest days of settlement, the hills of the Appalachian
mountains have rung with the sound of music — the bang of
the Cherokee drum, the twang of the banjo, fingers flying over the
fiddle... read
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 Enchanting
Biltmore
With one of the most extensive fall garden displays in the Southeast (where
“Mum” is the word), world-class activities, a winery, culinary
temptations, the Inn on Biltmore Estate and the stunning 250-room Biltmore
House, Biltmore offers an expansive — yet efficient — way
to experience a full fall immersion... read
more
• Upcoming
events at Biltmore
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Motor touring
Now is the perfect time to plan a mountain getaway excursion in
the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Each individual, couple,
or family will have their own special places to visit... read
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Fall
festivals
Every weekend brings out the artists and craftsmen
 Fall
weekends in the mountains are packed with local festivals, celebrating
everything from fall color to pottery...
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 Sequoyah
National
For centuries, the Cherokee game of choice was the grueling sport of stickball,
a version of today’s lacrosse. Over the last decade, Cherokee has
become a destination for tourists looking for games at its Harrah’s
Casino... read
more
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 Bastion
of biodiversity
Life in the richest
place on earth
When Jim Lowe strikes out on his twice-monthly foray to check insect traps
in the Smokies, he never knows just what is in store.
Lowe runs various and sundry traps — tiny cups sunk in the ground,
large mesh nets draped from poles and funnels...
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 Zahner
and Highlands
Renowned biologist loved spending time on the ‘Plateau’
Biologist and ecologist Robert Zahner (1923-2007) was born in Summerville,
S.C., and grew up in Atlanta. But his adopted “spiritual home”
was the elevated plateau on the southeastern cusp of the Blue Ridge...
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