by Mike Steely | Sep 23, 2019 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely If you are a fan, like I am, of the TV reality show “Survivor” you may want to tune in on Wednesday, September 25 at 8 p.m. to catch the new season of the popular series begin. I’m been a fan for many years. Often my sister, a long time California...
by Mike Steely | Sep 16, 2019 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely Interstate 81 begins where I-40 turns right and heads toward Asheville. The left lane becomes I-81 and runs all the way to the Canadian border. Our section of the highway shoots northeast through the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. Along the southern...
by Mike Steely | Sep 9, 2019 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely If you would like to stroll on the same ground that early soldiers and Overhill Cherokee walked then you may want to be at Tellico Blockhouse near Vonore this Sunday morning at 10 a.m. A park ranger will be guiding a mile-long walk around the grounds...
by Mike Steely | Sep 3, 2019 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely The website “Roadside America” does a pretty good job of listing unusual attractions, sites, and oddities in our nation and Canada. You can pick a state and take a look at everything from Knoxville’s Airplane Filling Station to Alaska’s Igloo City....
by Mike Steely | Aug 5, 2019 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely My wife and I camped on our way to Canada recently to see the whales that come into the St. Lawrence River in the province of Quebec. While we found Quebec to be much more “French” than we expected, it was a surprise to find what we discovered. Passing...
by Mike Steely | Jul 29, 2019 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely Many of us know that Interstate 81 begins just east of Dandridge as I-40 turns south but many people probably don’t know that I-81 continues all the way to Alexandria Bay, New York, and from there enters Canada. It’s an interesting but busy route for...
