The Summer 2008 Edition American Roads Magazine
Main Street
By Kathleen Walls
American Roads is proud to present the Summer Edition of American Roads Magazine. Some
of my articles are related to my new books, Hosts With Ghosts: Haunted
Historic Hotels in the Southeast and Wild About florida: South
Florida. They and my other books are available at my personal site, www.katywalls.com or at Amazon.com
or Just click here to email me.
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Cort's Crossroads
St. Augustine Rocks!
By Leigh Cort
Whether it’s a 150-year old lighthouse, Native American Indian Village, the oldest street circa 1565, spooky ghosts and gravestones, a battleground or Civil Rights Movement story - history comes alive in St. Augustine like nowhere else in America.
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Inn Roads
Opryland Hotel
Story and Photos by Kathleen Walls
Opryland
Hotel is just a little over 30 years old but it has packed a lot of history into those
years. It opened in 1977 with 600 guest rooms and in just six years needed a major
addition to accommodate the throngs of guests looking to visit its adjourning Opryland Theme
Park and Grand Old Opry. In 1983 it added 467 additional rooms and its first signature
atrium, The Garden Conservancy.
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Scenic Roads
Busch Wildlife Sanctuary
Photos by Martin Walls and story by Kathleen Walls
A strikingly colorful painted panther greets you as you enter Busch Wildlife Sancturary
in Plam Beach County. He is so much more than a work of art. this panther and six others
like him were part of a projet called Panthers on the Prowl. The project, which netted
$35,000 for the Wildlife Sanctuary in Jupiter, was the brainchild of Busch's Institutional
Development Director David Busch and Director of Development Mally Paquette. It meshed the
talents of local artists who donated their time and talent to ddecorate the 8-foot long,
white Fiberglas panther art sculptures and the needs of the impereled wildlife rescued by
the Busch Santuary.
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Fork in The Road
Exhilarating!
– France Has Arrived Once Again – in St. Augustine
By Leigh Cort
Bienvenue a le Bistro de Leon! Summer is an incredibly delicious time
to be in the kitchen, especially when the sight, sound and aromas are French…from
Chef/Owner Jean-Stephane Poinard to Florian and
Catherine…sous chef and pastry chef. It’s the gardening season with an abundance
of fresh, local vegetables, seafood and luxurious ingredients readily available for the
Chef’s own palate from Lyon, France. It looks like a cozy French café from across
the Plaza in the ‘old city’…and it comes to life the moment you walk in the
door,
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Art Trails
Georgia's Art Loops
by Anne Jenkins
The state of
Georgia discovered the attraction of art and creative economies recently and now pushes
the promotion of the, up till now, untapped arts industry. In this regard, they are lucky
to have the indefatigable Camille Ronay, CEO of Georgia Made Georgia Grown llc.,
publishing self-guided driving tours throughout the state. Currently there are four with
many more planned. The first off the press was The Heritage Art Loop. It recently expanded
to include Athens and is a dynamic and interesting 2-day tour. It offers the traveler a
feast of good and affordable work... paintings, pottery, glass and more in the central
Georgia region. It's easily accessible from the I-20 between Atlanta and Augusta, or from
Athens. All the arts are covered - culinary, visual and hospitality. There are historic
homes now Bed and Breakfasts, restaurants and a brewery, a garden center, cultural arts
centers and marvelous galleries of fine art and funky galleries with equally fine art.
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Vagabond Traveler
Discovering Food Names as You Travel
By Mary Emma Allen
As Jim and I travel
around the country, I find it fascinating to discover places with names of foods. Sometimes the town, county, or geographical landmark will have a
connection with the particular food. In other instances, it will
simply have been the whim of someone and the name caught on.
Either
way, it could make someone hungry! Also, as a food writer, these names catch my
attention.
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