by design | Jan 27, 2025 | Columnist, Steely
It’s Maple Syrup Time in Johnson City A Day Away By Mike Steely The Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site in Johnson City is hosting the 22nd Annual Maple Syrup Festival and Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, February 8. The 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. event illustrates where maple...
by design | Jan 20, 2025 | Columnist, Steely
Visiting the National Cathedral A Day Away By Mike Steely I was reminded recently while watching the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., of previous visits to that historic church. The building is a wonderful place...
by design | Jan 13, 2025 | Columnist, Steely
Revisiting some of our favorite state parks A Day Away By Mike Steely Over the years, my wife and I have visited almost all of the Tennessee State Parks. Often we’re camping there or dropping by while moving from one park to another. We often stop and take photos of...
by design | Jan 6, 2025 | Columnist, Steely
Visiting presidential sites More Than A Day Away By Mike Steely We have another presidential inauguration coming and it reminded me of the many times my wife and I have encountered presidents or their homes. I was stationed in Washington, D.C., in the 1960s and...
by design | Dec 23, 2024 | Columnist, Steely
Lessons learned in my (almost) 78 years More Than A Day Away By Mike Steely The day after Christmas I will turn 78 years old. I’ve often said that in my head I’m 35 and sometimes that thought can cause problems for my much older body. I am grateful for my many years,...
by design | Dec 15, 2024 | Columnist, Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Catching Up With Focus Columnist Joe Rector By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com You may read his column every week in The Focus and you may think you know him through his stories. Yet there are probably a lot of things you don’t know about Joe Rector....
