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Hot Springs is a small mountain town tucked inside Pisgah National Forest in Madison County. Clarke describes some things to do there like visiting the Hot Springs Resort and Spa for a soak--50,000 folks visit it each year; having a bite to eat at the Smoky Mountain Diner; and visiting the Yellow Teapot & Mad Artist shop.
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22375
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All kinds of theories have been put forth over the years to explain the appearance of lights on Brown Mountain near Morganton in Burke County. In attempting to demystify the lights, scientists have developed almost many theories as there are folk legends. However, at the present time the lights remain as mysterious as ever.
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22380
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Happy Valley is located in Polk County and contains the town of Tryon, Saluda, Columbus, and several villages. It is to these small towns in Western North Carolina that tuberculosis sufferers went seeking relief and the avoidance of the larger sanitariums in places like Asheville. Between 1800 and 1950 was the deadliest period of the disease and millions died from it, including the poet Sidney Lanier, who died in Saluda after contracting the disease in a Union Civil War prison camp.
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22381
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Cashiers is a tiny town in Jackson County in Western North Carolina. Although it has only two traffic lights it is filled with gift shops, restaurants, antique stores, and galleries.
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Tami Moss is director of the Rise and Shine Freedom School, an after-school program held in the Bethel \"A\" Baptist Church in Brevard. The school began ten years ago with twelve children and today has more than fifty. \"The after-school tutoring program is designed to teach youth about justice and civil rights, but participants also come away with an education in their heritage and a sense of who they can become.\" Not one child who has completed the program has dropped out of school.
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Rutherford County's Hickory Nut Gorge encompasses Chimney Rock, a 2,280-foot monolith that towers over the gorge and nearby river and gives scenic views as far as 75 miles. Lucius Morse and his brothers purchased it in 1902, for $5,000 and planned to develop it as a tourist attraction. The park has belonged to the Morse family ever since. Recently the family decided to sell and put a price of $55 million on their property. There were fears among residents that a developer might buy it. However, negotiations between the family and the NC Division of State Parks ended with the state buying it for $24 million.
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22396
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Bluegrass is an integral part of the music history of Western North Carolina. The music has changed very little over the decades, but that has not diminished its popularity. The music still carries the themes of the simple folk and the trials and tribulations they face, as well as harkening back to a time when life was much different. Stith discusses some of the older and the newer, emerging musicians.
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22397
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Roy Williams, coach of the University of North Carolina's basketball team, reminisces about his roots in Western North Carolina and as coach at North Carolina and Kansas.
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22398
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Twigs in Blowing Rock which was purchased by brothers David and Doug Beach in 2000. Ben Hollinger, who studied at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY, is the chef.
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At one time Polk County had a thriving wine industry that produced quality wine between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Once there were twenty-two vineyards; now there are only two. Prohibition and World War II when workers were called up for service put a crimp in the industry. Now two wineries are reviving Polk County's wine tradition--Green Creek Winery in Columbus and Rockhouse Vineyards in Tryon.
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The Foothills Equestrian and Nature Center, also known as FENCE, was founded in 1984. Its 400 acres feature \"multiple training and riding grounds, nature trails, stables for 200 horses, and world-class eventing facilities where many competitions are held each year.\" Another endeavor at the center is TROT, or Therapeutic Riding of Tryon, a program that uses riding of trained horses to \"help the disabled lead better lives through the physical benefits gained from a horse's motion and the emotional and mental benefits from touching and caring for an animal.\"
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Dea Sasso transitioned from a career in public health to one where she binds together treasured books and family histories. She is one of Asheville's only professional book restorers and is the founder of Light of Day Bindery. She binds material from private clients and educational institutions as well as teaching the craft. She apprenticed with Bill Streeter, a well-known bookbinder in Massachusetts.
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John \"Brooks\" Dendy was a legendary golfer from Asheville during the 1930s. He wasn't allowed to play in the PGA because of a strict whites only policy, yet he left his mark on the sport. The title refers to an exhibition match in 1933. He arrived late and did not have time to warm up, so he just teed off. He hit a hole in one on the first, and then made three consecutive birdies, which gave him a six under par 1-2-3-4 start. He ended with a round of 59, which is still considered one of the sport's greatest feats.
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In the early part of the twentieth century, three of the nation's greatest writers found inspiration and intrigue in Western North Carolina. One was a native of Asheville (Thomas Wolfe), one came to stay while his wife battled mental illness (F. Scott Fitzgerald), and one, an artist, poet, and author, came to Flat Rock seeking a warmer climate, a pastoral place to write, and a place where he and his wife could raise prize-winning gaots (Carl Sandburg).
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Flat Rock, founded in 1827, was once a getaway for lowlanders in the nineteenth century. The people of Charleston, SC came to escape the summer heat, avoid yellow fever, and to buy land which was $1 an acre. Many built homes there and affectionately called the town \"The Little Charleston of the Mountains.\" Now, almost two hundred years later, tourists still are drawn to the town. Bartlett describes some things to see and do, including Flat Rock Outfitters, Hand in Hand Gallery, The Wrinkled Egg, Carl Sandburg's home, and the Flat Rock Playhouse, which was designated the State Theatre of North Carolina in 1961.
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