Blue Ridge Country March/April 2021 - 3
CONTENTS
F E AT U R E S
22 Mountain Foods:
Places, Products and
Plates
Our food columnists bite off a
much bigger chunk this issue,
presenting great classic
restaurants, the mountain South's
favorite products and some great
recipes. BY FRED & JILL SAUCEMAN
32 Red Clay: The Little
48 Jerry Greer is Nuts
for Trees
Our long-time contributing
photographer has a new photo
book, and we have a sneak
preview.
53 Middle East
Tennessee Quick Guide
How to play, what to see, where
to dine and sleep.
Tennessee State Park
that Burns Bright with
History
BY ANGELA MINOR
The Cherokee flame that links a
people is worthy of a visit.
of a Family Legacy
BY ANGELA MINOR
34 Early Spring: A Photo
Essay
62 Moonshine: A View
A Virginia man looks back on an
ancestral history of lawbreaking,
family strife, alcoholism and
more.
of Rivers
Her dedication is matched
perhaps only by her innovations.
BY NANCY HENDERSON
41
Home and Dinner on
the Other Side of the Road
Black bears crossing I-40 are
emblematic of the challenges
facing wildlife as they try to
navigate habitat sliced by major
highways.
BY FRANCES FIGART
45 Salvage Plus Art
Equals a Unique Home
Peter Hunter and his son, Blake,
transform crumbling cabins and
historical homes into livable
works of art.
Chicken and waffles
along with pimento
cheese grits are from
Rocky's Hot Chicken,
Asheville, North Carolina.
See page 22 for Fred
& Jill Sauceman's
appreciation of
mountain foods. PHOTO
BY FRED SAUCEMAN
ON THIS PAGE
BY BRUCE INGRAM
Our contributing photographers
celebrate the delicate season.
39 Kathleen Gibi: Savior
ON THE COVER
DEPARTMENTS
5 Letters/Contributors
6 From the Editor
8 Mill Creek Stories
10 Creature Feature
12 The Good Walk
14 Festivals & Events
16 Our Blue Ridge Towns
18 Country Roads
64 Singing in the Garden
66 Guest Column
Sessileleaf bellwort
sprouts up along the
Old Roads Trail of
Greenbrier State Forest,
West Virginia. PHOTO
BY ED REHBEIN
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