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....
by design | Dec 9, 2024 | Columnist, Steely
Taking a Dayton Holiday Loop A Day Away By Mike Steely Christmas is coming, the weather is changing, and you might need a break already after the Thanksgiving holiday. Getting out with the family and away from Knoxville to our neighboring counties and smaller towns...
by design | Dec 1, 2024 | Columnist, Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Our state’s Granville has Mayberry, Lucy and Christmas A Day Away By Mike Steely The little town of Granville, Tennessee, can be found on the Cumberland River northwest of Cookeville and might be a great place to visit, especially during the Christmas season. You...
by design | Nov 11, 2024 | Columnist, Steely
Revisiting the Storybook Trails A Day Away By Mike Steely A few years ago, my wife and I discovered the Storybook Trails while visiting the Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park east of Greeneville. It was a surprise and we walked the trail, stopping now and then to...
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...
