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...
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...
