by design | Nov 4, 2024 | Columnist, Steely
The surprise of painted rocks More Than A Day Away By Mike Steely I remember painting a rock as a frog years ago before I first heard of the painted rock trend. I gave it to my wife and she keeps it in her curio cabinet. Recently she came home and showed me a rock she...
by design | Oct 21, 2024 | Columnist, Steely
Go to Hell in Michigan By Mike Steely Just northwest of Ann Arbor, Michigan, is a small town that might not appeal to many visitors except for during the Halloween season. It’s a little unincorporated community that has made the best of its name, Hell. The devilishly...
by design | Oct 7, 2024 | Columnist, Steely
Kuwohi joins other Cherokee-based place names in our region A Day Away by Mike Steely The U.S. Board of Geographic Names recently approved a request from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to officially change the name Clingmans Dome to Kuwohi, the Cherokee name for...
by design | Sep 23, 2024 | Columnist, Steely
Sharps Chapel Festival coming Saturday, September 28 A Day Away By Mike Steely If you are looking for something for the family to do this month, there’s an event just north of Knoxville you may want to attend. Sharps Chapel is a rural community located north of...
by design | Sep 9, 2024 | Columnist, Steely
Visiting Old Fort Marr in Benton A Day Away By Mike Steely Many of our region’s historical structures are not where they originally stood. Many, like Fort South West Point in Kingston, were reconstructed where the fort once stood and others, like Fort White in...
by design | Aug 19, 2024 | Columnist, Steely
Revisiting the small town of Niota A Day Away By Mike Steely Niota is one of those very little towns that you would never notice if it wasn’t for the fact that little incorporated place of about 777 people changed the U. S. Constitution in 1920. Located between...
