The Summer 2010 Edition American Roads Magazine

Main Street

By Kathleen Walls

American Roads is proud to present the 2010 Summer Edition of American Roads Magazine. There is something new in this issue. We will now do product reviews. Check it out. Of course there is still a wide variety of destinations .All of my books all still available at my personal site, www.katywalls.com   or at Amazon.com   or Just click here to email me

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Art Trails

ART Ramble
Article and photos by Anne Jenkins

Four women artist entrepreneurs got together to start a creative art tour about halfway between Atlanta and Augusta with easy access from the I-20. All members of the bigger Heritage Art Loop (see previous story in archives) - Genuine Georgia, Hampton Fine Art Gallery, Historic Mill Studio and The Point of Art Gallery - clustered their businesses for a weekend event called the Art Ramble 3 years ago.

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The AuCoin Reportt

News Briefs from the Great Outdoors
By Bill AuCoin

This column is a potpourri of news with links to the sources that will be of interest to any one interested in nature travel, fishing, boating or anything related to The Great Outdoors.

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Cort's Crossroads

SALVAGED TREASURES CAPTURE HISTORY AND RELAXATION
By Leigh Cort

When the London Times (May 2010) chose Eagle Island, Georgia as one of “ 20 affordable private islands for hire ~ Hiring an island for an exclusive holiday isn't just for the super-rich. Here are some good value options for groups” it was obvious that another property in Capt. Andy Hill's collection of privateislandsofgeorgia.com deserved its own recognition.

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Fork in The Road

The Jockey Club
Article and photos by Kathleen Walls

If you want true Southern cooking then the Jockey Club located on the square in Washington, Georgia is the place to go. Now lots of restaurants brag that they have "The Best Southern Cooking" but the Jockey Club can back its statement up with some pretty convincing proof. They have their very own celebrity chef, Joe Barnett. Joe beat Bobby Flay in a recent Throwdown cooking his famous Shrimp and Cheese Grits. When I asked him why he was so sure he would win, Joe replied, "It's not a good idea to bet on a New Yorker cooking grits against a Georgia boy."

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Greenways

So you think building green is the latest construction trend. Oh yeah? Well here's 'The Rest of the Story." There was some very environmentally conscious building going on in Alabama the 1930s. Dr. William Henry Burritt was a somewhat eccentric man but one far ahead of his time.

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Inn Roads

The Old New Perry Hotel
Story and photos by Kathleen Walls

Just south of Macon at Perry, The Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter beckon you off the interstate. The fairgrounds have played host to so many RV conventions they have earned Perry the nickname, RV Capital of the World.

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Off the Interstate

It's Smarter by MARTA

Story and photos by Kathleen Walls

With gas prices through the roof, what better time to leave the driving to someone else?  Visit Atlanta 's aquarium and see all of the old favorites of this upbeat Southern city without breaking the gas budget or fighting Atlanta 's freeway traffic. For just $15.50 for a week or $9.50 for two days, the visitor's pass allows you unlimited system-wide traveling.

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Pot Luck

FINDING FOODS ON THE TRAILS OF ANCESTORS

By Mary Emma Allen

The search for one's ancestors and family history can lead you on fascinating jaunts and adventures of discovery. As I delve into the stories of my ancestors' lives, I'm led to parts of the country, distant from where I grew up. Following the trails of my ancestors has enabled me to visit interesting places, make new friends, meet relatives and learn about new foods.

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Product Reviews

Cricket Poo
By Kathleen Walls

This is one strange review for two reasons. One, it is excrement, poop, or just plain poo. Secondly, the producer of the product never planned on producing it. It just sort of happened. The story goes like this. Once upon a time, a young man by the name of Aubrey Ghann grew tired of his job as a welder and decided to follow his dream. Now his favorite hobby was fishing and it's hard to make a living doing that so next best thing was produce bait. Being a southern boy, Aubrey knew that crickets make great bait. So that is what he did. basically, he gathered up some crickets and before you could say hook, line and sinker, he had tons of the hopping little critters.

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Rolling with Rudy

By Rudy Ferraro

With Maggie as my guide leading me up and down the surreal, green grassy hills behind the White Rocks Inn Bed and Breakfast it was as if I'd stepped into a Hallmark movie. Maggie, of course, is the very happy Golden Retriever and loving, loyal mascot of the White Rocks Inn family.

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Round Abouts

Writers Block

by Kathleen Walls

This is getting to be a very busy time for writers, myself included. Lots of things are happening.

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Scenic Highway

A Garden for the Ages

Article and photos by Kathleen Walls

The original gardens grew out of a timeless love story. Hetty Jane Dunaway was one of the East coast's finest actresses during live theater's golden years of the "Roaring Twenties." She fell in love with and married prominent Atlanta booking agent, Wayne Sewell. When Wayne moved his base from Atlanta to his family's ancestral plantation in Coweta County, Hetty was daunted by the prospect of living in the middle of nowhere. He promised her she could make the home and grounds into a theatrical center.

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Street Party

I Wanna go to Wanee!
Article and photos by Kathleen Walls

All street parties need three things music, food and fun. I recently attended a hum-dinger of a party a while back that had all that in spades. Wanee, held annually at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park near Live Oak Florida, is a cross between Woodstock forty-something-years-removed and a tailgate party with a touch of camping out at the river thrown in for fun. Spirit of the Suwannee couldn't have a better location. It is perched right on the banks of the beautiful Suwannee River at one of the river's most picturesque spots.

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Table Talk

7 Decades of Southern Coastal Cuisine
By Leigh Cort

As the year turns a page in history, The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort on St. Simons Island , Georgia is celebrating a Diamond Anniversary as one of America 's legendary gems of hospitality. With its rich southern heritage spanning 75 years of island evolution and advancements, the hotel's distinctive Mediterranean architecture has secured its place in history. The story continues today as a destination of immeasurable riches. The seaside paradise combines pleasure and practicality in a setting heralded by guests since it opened in 1935.

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Vagabond Traveler

Exploring Stone Walls & Old Homesteads

By Mary Emma Allen

As one explores the rural areas of our country, remnants of old homesteads often are visible, and stone walls, which once surrounded many of these farms, snake across the woodlands and along old roads.  These structures give you an idea of where families once lived and cleared fields existed but may be overgrown with forest now.

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View from the Marina

Summer Views of Florida

By Barb Hansen

This is the low season in Southwest Florida.  

Now we'll try to get ready for another January-May season. We'll check engines and sails, refinish teak and other brightwork. We will make sure that all the power and sail yachts are close-to-perfect. And we'll be scheduling the most popular boats for another high season.

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Travelling to Mexico

by Katrina Greene

Mexico is steeped in history and culture, blending ancient ruins with ultramodern city life. There`s so much to see and do in Mexico that you may find yourself coming back and having a different experience each time.

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Contest Row

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