Staying in the Land of the Sky: Tourism in Asheville in the 1920s

Tomorrow – 2pm at the Reuter Center on UNC Asheville’s campus – sponsored by the Western North Carolina Historical Association … More

Found Old Highways

Quite by accident the other day Kris and I stumbled upon a fantastic surprise – a closed off portion of … More

Every once in a while I still volunteer at the Smith McDowell House, Asheville’s first mansion and oldest surviving house, … More

Corbin, Kentucky’s claim to fame is the Colonel Sanders Museum and Cafe, the birthplace of KFC. But is it? What … More

I’m just going to keep running with the “Old Stone Wall” theme because I walked past another one last night, … More

If you’ve driven down East Chestnut Street to get to Greenlife or the new Harris Teeter, you’ve no doubt noticed … More

Started in June 2013, the Asheville Free Walking Tour meets at the Vance Monument Weekdays at 11am, and all you … More

In late February 1827 a sulphur spring was discovered in West Asheville on land owned by Robert Henry, either by … More

Somehow I had made it decades through life and across the United States and never ridden on a train. I … More

Ever since I started working on my book, Historic Inns of Asheville, I can’t walk or drive through town without … More