Peeling Back The Bark
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Mt. Mitchell, Where Mystery, Intrigue, and Forest History Meet!
By James Lewis on October 16, 2012At this time of year the mountains of North Carolina are a great place to go view the leaves changing colors. One popular destination is Mt. Mitchell, the highest peak east of the Rocky Mountains, found just off the Blue Ridge Parkway at mile marker #355. You may be familiar with the name Mt. Mitchell…
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Smokey, Walk Away from the Walk of Fame!
By James Lewis on October 15, 2012Once again, the American voters have gotten it wrong. Once again, they failed to elect Smokey Bear to the Madison Avenue Advertising Walk of Fame in this year’s voting, which closed at the end of September. The iconic bear is just that—ICONIC. He defines the word. His picture could be in the dictionary beside the word to…
