by design | Oct 17, 2022 | Columnist, Steely
What did you want to be as a child? More Than A Day Away by Mike Steely We all had childhood dreams of what we might do or be when we grew up. I remember that I wanted to be an archeologist after reading books like “Treasure Island” and watching adventure movies on...
by design | Oct 10, 2022 | Columnist, Steely
Visiting Europe in Tennessee A Day Away by Mike Steely Did you ever want to visit Europe and see those historic places and monuments? My son and I were treated by my wife to a trip to London many years ago and enjoyed the sights, culture and monuments there in an...
by design | Oct 3, 2022 | Columnist, Steely
Visiting Tazewell’s two historic buildings A Day Away by Mike Steely If you’re headed north toward Middlesboro, KY, or that region you may want to stop in the little town of Tazewell. That old and historic community has a lot going on this fall that might interest...
by design | Sep 26, 2022 | Columnist, Steely
Discovering the Gray Fossil Museum A Day Away by Mike Steely Sometimes important discoveries are made totally by accident. That’s what happened north of Johnson City in the Gray community during earthmoving for a new road. In 2000 the state was grading in that area...
by design | Sep 19, 2022 | Columnist, Steely
I’ve Been Everywhere By Mike Steely Several songs can flash you back to an earlier memory and there’s a song on a current television commercial for the U.S. Postal Service that takes me back to my birth town and childhood. “I’ve Been Everywhere,” recorded by Johnny...
by design | Sep 12, 2022 | Columnist, Steely
Visiting the Cable Mill in Cades Cove A Day Away by Mike Steely You may have visited Cades Cove many times but there’s probably something you didn’t know about the old mill at the center of the loop road there. The large cove nestled at the base of the Smoky Mountains...