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LBL to re-open Wildlife Refuges

Waterfowl and eagle refuges to re-open as wildlife migrate north.
GOLDEN POND, KY: Land Between The Lakes (LBL) National Recreation Area will re-open Rushing Bay, Duncan Bay, Duncan Lake, Smith Bay, Fulton/Honker Bay, Honker Lake Refuge, Long Creek Waterfowl Refuge, and portions of Energy Lake on March 16.  Hematite Lake will also be open [...]

“The Spur,” US 441 southbound re-opens

KNOXVILLE, TN: The Tennessee Department of Transportation re-opened one lane of US 441 (The Spur) southbound in Sevier County shortly before 3:30 p.m. this afternoon, nearly two weeks ahead of schedule.  TDOT was forced to close the southbound lanes of the roadway after a rockslide threatened the stability of the mountainside [...]

Land Between the Lakes facilities re-open for 2010 season

GOLDEN POND, KY – Land Between The Lakes (LBL) National Recreation Area begins its 2010 operations on Monday, March 1, by opening several popular visitor attractions.
The Golden Pond Planetarium and North & South Welcome Stations open their doors March 1, along with Hillman [...]

Fewer crowds, stunning views greet winter visitors to Smoky Mountains scenic byway

I-40 rockslide not affecting access

The stunning beauty that surrounds U.S. Highway 441 near Cherokee, N.C. draws thousands of tourists each year who come to enjoy the cool mountain summers or marvel at the vivid fall foliage along the route. But come winter, the crowds fall away and a layer of peace and quiet descends over [...]

TDOT announces new rockslide site mitigation program

Recent rockslides in East Tennessee and Northwest North Carolina highlighted the ever fragile vagaries of our natural terrain. The following press release from the TDOT Communications Office and addresses this concern.
New Program Works to Identify and Address Potential Rockfall Sites
The video of a Tennessee mountainside crashing down onto U.S. 64 in Polk County on November [...]

America through the eyes of Norman Rockwell

“Without thinking too much about it in specific terms, I was showing the America I knew and observed to others who might not have noticed.” —Norman Rockwell
In thinking of Americana and the art that captured a nation one life and one family at a time, Norman Rockwell is the name that comes to mind. In [...]

New York City: Like visiting a new friend

When I told a friend of mine that I was going to visit New York City, he poked at me a bit: “Oh, there’s nothing there but socialists and liberals.” I smiled and said, “Then it’ll be a refreshing change.”
All kidding aside, there’s plenty to say about visiting our country’s most populated city. Its history [...]

The alien world of Sequoia National Park

While visiting Visalia, CA on business recently, I had a day to explore the area. I was told that Sequoia National Park was less than an hour’s drive away, so off I went. Visalia is in the central valley of California which is about as flat as one could imagine. There aren’t many trees in the [...]