New Appalachian Moments Blog Post by Scott Ballard The cultural awareness of Daniel Boone begins with John Filson’s… Read More
The town that refused to drown
New Appalachian Moments Blog Post by Scott Ballard Early on, and ironically enough, an abundance of water made… Read More
Have you ever heard of this plant?
New Appalachian Moments Blog Post by Scott Ballard There are so many wonderful plants, shrubs and trees that… Read More
America’s Most Scenic Drive: Birth of the Blue Ridge Parkway
New Appalachian Moments Blog Post by Scott Ballard The Appalachian Scenic Highway, what we know today as the… Read More
Lord willin’ and the creek don’t rise: Historic Floods
New Appalachian Moments blog post by Scott Ballard Many people can recall various floods or high water, but… Read More
Moonshine!
New Appalachian Moments Blog Post! By Scott Ballard When the early scotch-irish pioneers came up into these rugged… Read More
A story of Afrilachia
New Appalachian Moments Blog Post! By Scott Ballard The Junaluska neighborhood, in the NW North Carolina mountain county… Read More
Annie, get your gun!
New Appalachian Moments Blog Post! By Scott Ballard While she might have beat the heat and vacationed at… Read More
They broke the mold after creating Buncombe Bob
New Appalachian Moments Blog Post! By Scott Ballard What do the US Senate, movie star Jean Harlow, a… Read More
Jake Carpenter’s Book of Death
New Appalachian Moments Blog Post! By Scott Ballard Just below the crest of the Blue Ridge…over on Three… Read More