American Roads is proud to present the Fall Edition of American Roads Magazine. This issue is special as we now have a brand new host, ci-Interactive. I really want to thank Patti Bailey of ci-Interactive for the help that has gone beyond the normal.

I also have to brag a bit. My new book, Hosts With Ghosts: Haunted Historic Hotels in the Southeast, is ready to be released. It should be available at Amazon, Barnes and Nobel and Global Authors Publications within a few weeks.

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Cort's Crossroads Ghosts of the Casa de Solana By Leigh Cort

For travelers that love the thrill of spending the night with a ghost, it’s not about a horror story unfolding but more about the history and people who have spent time there. From the Minorcan Suite to the Segui Room, there’s an air of Spanish and British Colonial mystery & charm at the 10-room Casa de Solana (circa 1821). When you enter the walled courtyard on ancient brick-paved Aviles Street in St. Augustine, you’ve crossed the threshold to an oasis of times past. Each of the rooms and suites is authentically connected to the city’s Minorcan history.

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Inn Roads Barnsley Gardens Story and Photos by Kathleen Walls

The Barnsley story, as well as the history of Adairsville, begins with Godfrey Barnsley, an Englishman who moved to Savannah as a penniless youth of eighteen. There he made his fortune as a cotton broker. There too, he met the love of his life, Julia Scarborough, the daughter of a wealthy merchant and shipbuilder. He and Julia were married on Christmas Eve 1828. They soon began a family and by 1841 have six children. On the surface, it looks like a fairy tale life. But the fates were lying in wait.

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Jungle Trails Reserved for Wildlife Photos by Martin Walls and story by Kathleen Walls

I stood just inches away from the tawny lion. His sleek body rippled with the muscles needed to bring down a large prey with just one swipe of his huge paw, or one clamp of his powerful jaws. His eyes were amber flecked with coffee colored specks. I had been to countless zoos but this was as close as I had ever gotten to this proud king of the jungle. I was touring the St. Augustine Wild Reserve, one of Saint Johns County’s best-kept secrets.

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Historic Highway Gibraltar of The South Photos and Article by Kathleen Walls

Undoubtedly the biggest draw for visitors to Vicksburg is the Battlefield Park. Vicksburg was critical to both sides from the beginning of the war. Until the Union could control the entire river to Cairo, Illinois, they could not prevent the South from supplying their armies. Whoever controlled Vicksburg controlled the river.

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Fork in The Road COLLAGE on Hypolita By Leigh Cort

Cindy Stangby and Mike Hyatt, proprietors of recently opened COLLAGE in the epi-center of St. Augustine’s historic downtown, are celebrating a belated 20th anniversary of their famous crimson bougainvillea tree with a surprise culinary treat that they have named ‘The Bougainvillea’. It’s a stunning new dessert that’s now permanently featured on their inventive restaurant menu.

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Off The Beaten Path Wild West, Georgia Style Story and Photos by Kathleen Walls

In Cartersville, Georgia you can explore the West without ever leaving the South. From exhibits by the artists that explored the real life early west to depictions of the Hollywood version of the wild and woolly West, you will find them here in Georgia’s second largest museum. There are also sections devoted to the Presidents and the Civil War.  There is a theater for showing the museum related film “The American West” as well as other films, a reference library for Western American art, culture and history, Civil War history, United States presidential history, and local history related to the art collections.

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Country Roads “Memories of a Coal Miner’s Daughter” Photos and article by Kathleen Walls

Ask any county music fan who their favorite female vocalist ever is and you’ll get back a chorus of “Loretta Lynn.” Naturally Butcher Holler tops the list of “ole home places” to visit in Kentucky. It’s a real experience especially for someone like me who grew up with a cement back yard.

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Art Trails ART, WINE AND GOOD FOOD ON I-20 IN GEORGIA by Anne Jenkins

Think the drive from Augusta towards Atlanta doesn't offer much excitement? You're very wrong. Of course, mention Augusta and golf springs to mind but ... Augusta has so much more than just golf to offer. The arts scene is bursting with talent and enthusiasm. There's theater, ballet and an exciting visual arts scene.

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Literary Trails Firetrail Premiere By Lydia Hawke

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Vagabond Traveler EXPLORING MICHIGAN’S UPPER PENINSULA By Mary Emma Allen

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Main Street
Editor's comments and overview.

Cort's Crossroads
FROM MANHATTAN to THE JERSEY SHORE By Leigh Cort

Nearly a century of history separates them as well as the legendary Hudson River and 75 miles. They are as diverse from each other as a glass of fine claret or an icy sauterne. But there is something finely correlated to the distinctive experience that each Inn offers. And a surprising ‘discovery’ that guests ultimately learn at both destinations.

Inn Roads
Natchez's Eola Hotel Story and Photos by Kathleen Walls

Natchez was a city born of the river. It’s very existence came about because of its proximity to the “Old Man River.” Inhabited by the last great mound builders in America, They built the Grand Village of the Natchez, which today is preserved as a national historic site.

Heritage Trail
The Shakers of Pleasant Hill Photos and story by Kathleen Walls

Long ago and far away, a simple peace loving people were searching for a place they could live in harmony with nature and their fellow man. In 1779, a few of their number had sailed from their homeland in search of a place to settle. Many settled in New York and founded a colony there. In 1805 some of the group moved down into Kentucky. They found a beautiful land of rolling hills and streams. The soil was rich. They put down roots in a rural area they called Pleasant Hill.

Scenic Highway
Chattanooga Aquarium Photos by Martin Walls
Text by Kathleen Walls

A pictorial view of one of the world's most beautiful aquariums.

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Fork in The Road
KINGFISH GRILL – ROMANCE ON THE WATERFRONT By Leigh Cort

I confess that I was seduced at dinner. It’s not something that I would normally announce to everyone I know. I have a very private do-not-divulge to anyone side but I yearn to expose my new love. Intoxicating sounds of yachts in the harbor made my heart beat faster and the flirtations were obvious. I was lured into a world of beguiling beauty wherever I looked.

Fork in The Road 2
Tento- A Brazilian Dining Adventure By Leigh Cort

For a fabulously fun and relaxing dining experience that is defining the eclectic restaurant scene in Jacksonville Beach, Florida today, dinner at TENTO has an air of authentic Brazilian adventure. Embrace the style and concept of a new journey, as you are served by the Gauchos (romantic wandering cowboys who roamed the countryside). If you love surprise and excellent food, Karin and Carlos Lang’s new Churrascaria (steak house) will seduce your foodie mind while their delicious recipes take you to a far away land of South American pampas, peppered with elegant influences of fine European charcuterie.

Art Trails
ST. HELENA ART TRAIL - LOWCOUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA by Anne Jenkins

A day drive along the art trail of the atmospheric island of St. Helena in South Carolina's Lowcountry offers exciting original art, a fascinating African-American museum and delicious food. You can spend all day dawdling the mere 14 miles loaded with live oaks dripping Spanish moss, glimpses of salt marshs and brilliant blue sky. You'll meet the nicest people along the way as you buy fabulous art and learn about the vibrant Gullah culture in a collection of historic buildings, known locally as "the corner". The general area is also known as Frogmore named after a nearby plantation.

Off The Beaten Path
The Town That Led Two Lives Story and Photos by Kathleen Walls

In 1968, the town of Helen was dying. Little was left in the remote mountain community except a few drab old concrete buildings and a few diehard citizens determined to save their home town. They hit on a unique solution.

High Road
Why I Love The Black Hills Story by Bonnie Parmenter
Photos by Fred Baines

Since friends have watched us return to the Black Hills three summers in a row---or maybe just “because”---they ask me what I like so much about the Black Hills. And the other question, too: why do they call them “Black”? I don’t think anyone who has been here has asked me that, but it is a question that has hovered in my mind while I am here.

The Vagabond Traveler
ENJOYING DUTCH OVEN COOKING OF THE WEST By Mary Emma Allen

One of the joys of traveling throughout the country is discovering the various types of cooking and recipes prepared and served. Some are typical of only that region while others bring back memories of childhood.

Literary Lane
Book Review of Discovering the Civil War in Florida By Paul Taylor By Lydia Filzen

Although Florida’s Civil War history was only “a sideshow of the big show,” many historical sites and monuments commemorate the state’s involvement in the conflict.

Borders
A plea from Nancy Millar
Vice President and Director
McAllen Convention and Visitors' Bureau

This legislation could have such an important impact on us here along the border. Virtually to a person, people who actually live along the border and deal with Mexico every day are vehemently opposed to the wall for many reasons: no one believes it will work; it will seriously disrupt the precious habitat and therefore our nature tourism which brings in an estimated $125 to $150 million per year; it is rude and extremely offensive to our Mexican neighbors, upon whom we depend for 30% of our thriving economy and to whom the majority of local residents are related. That’s just a start! Please read this release relating to the impact of possible legislation related to borders and nature

A radiantly refined and picturesque seaside town, Spring Lake offers its residents and vacationers a gentle and relaxed atmosphere of gracious living. Two miles of private beach and the longest non-commercial boardwalk in New Jersey have made it a unique resort since the mid 1870’s, when it was a farm town getting ready to be a ‘summer resort’.

Inn Roads
Hotel Monteleone: A Reflection of New Orleans
Story and Photos by Kathleen Walls

We all thrill to stories of penniless emigrants sailing into New York Harbor under the shadow of the Stature of Liberty and then making their fortunes in the land of the free. In the 1800s, New Orleans was also one of the main ports of entry for those seeking the American dream. Not all were poor and desperate. One of those travelers was a successful Sicilian shoe manufacturer and minor nobleman, Antonio Monteleone. Already prosperous in Italy, he decided to come to America in search of greater things. In 1886, he bought a 64-room hotel on Royal Street and Iberville in the heart of the French Quarter. Since that day, four generations of Monteleones have loved and cherished Antonio's dream.

Heritage Highway
Battle of Olustee
Story by Lydia Filzen
Photos by Kathleen Walls

For a walk back in time, plan to attend the Battle of Olustee reenactment, which will take place February 16-19. This event commemorates the largest battle fought on Florida soil.

Scenic Road
'Glades Glide
Photos by Martin Walls Text by Kathleen Walls
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Perched on the southern tip of the Florida peninsular is a land of watery beauty. This tropical Eden was once inaccessible to all but the hardiest travelers. Today, we can drive our RVs into this giant “river of grass” and enjoy its beauty in comparative luxury. We can sit in our motor homes and watch the sun’s golden orb descend into the pewter waters of Florida Bay. We can stand by our barbecue pit and watch great flocks of white winged water birds swirl overhead. However, to come to know this vast ecosystem, we must leave the pavement behind and step into the real Everglades.

Cort's Crossroads
Friends Took Boating out of the Stone age:
We didn’t believe what we didn’t see!
By Leigh Cort

We planned to spend a lazy summer weekend with boating friends who are compared to what we always thought of as ‘gentlemen farmers’ farming friends. You could always count on the Fitzpatricks to have the biggest cooler with an amazing stocked bar for every boating sojourn. No six-pack for their friends or store-bought dips & chips. They ordered from their favorite caterer or spent a day in the kitchen preparing a feast from a Gourmet Magazine centerfold. We always remember to arrive with an appetite.

Inn Roads
Read House: A Part of Chattanooga's History
by Kathleen Walls

New hotels come and go but one Grande Dame of the old guard, The Read House refuses to be outclassed. It combines modern convenience and history in such a subtle blend you will fall in love with the place. It’s not what you expect from a chain hotel, no matter how prestigious.

Scenic Road
Zooing it right
Photos by Martin Walls
Text by Kathleen Walls

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Tucked away on the north side of Jacksonville, Florida snuggled up against the Trout River is one of the city’s hidden jewels, The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. The zoo sprang from modest beginnings. It grew along with the city to become the exquisite 120-acre jewel it is today. It all began on May 12, 1914 with one red deer fawn at its first location in the Springfield section. That was soon followed by a monkey island and other animals and rapidly grew until in 1925, it moved to its present location. One of the most significant acquisitions of that early zoo was a black jaguar they named Zorro. Zorro produced many offspring during his 19-year life span. These were sent to zoos all around the country and in 2003, a survey showed that all of the captive born black jaguars in North American zoos were a descendant of Zorro.

Art Row
Gallery Owners and Town Restart Their Lives
by Anne Jenkins

Midway between Athens and Sparta, in central Georgia, you can witnessthe birth of a new art colony. Tiny Union Point had a great old historic section that just needed a spark to ignite tourism’s flame. One artist and her family needed a welcoming place to rebuild her life. Like a stone and a flint, together, they are producing that spark.

High Road
Grand Canyon -South Rim IS different
By Bonnie Parmenter and Fred Baines
Photo Credit NPS

The road from the North Rim leaves the trees and crosses next to red rumba skirts of desert cliffs, scrubby gray-green vegetation marking the stream beds’ meander and mysterious, smooth dull green hills that look like great buried sea mammals. The hills are weathered layers of ochre, umber and maroon. Gatherings of small buildings, often including a hogan or two, seem almost startling on the dry landscape, like finding a cluster of mushrooms pushing up in the middle of a cement parking lot. Native American trinket/craft lean-tos hover next to the highway every few miles, many empty this early in the season. Near Cameron Chief Yellowhorse has a stand similar to the one at the west entrance to the area, announcing in a Burma Shave series of signs that you have missed the biggest chance of a lifetime if you don’t stop and give Chief Yellowhorse some of your money. We do stop of give some of our money to the Trading Post at Cameron, which has grown even bigger than last time we saw it.

The Vagabond Traveler Visiting Montezuma Castle National Monument

By Mary Emma Allen
All photo credit NPS

As Jim and I gazed at the ancient dwelling cut into the Arizona mountainside, we felt a sense of awe that earlier people could construct such an elaborate habitation. Montezuma Castle, as this cliff dwelling along Beaver Creek in central Arizona is known, dates back to around 1150 AD, with the height of development occurring in the 1300

Spooky Lane
Book Review of Finding Florida's Phantoms
by Lydia C. Filzen

Enjoy a good ghost story? Want to go sightseeing with the hope of catching a glimpse of a spectral body? Does your idea of a good time include investigating haunted lighthouses, inns, cemeteries and other historical spots? This entertaining guidebook will beckon you in the right direction.

Fire Trails
Filming Firetrail at The Battle for Columbia
By Lydia Filzen

Near Columbia, South Carolina: The filming of Firetrail took a dramatic turn the night of May 6, with a replication of the burning of Columbia, South Carolina during the War Between the States. The scenes were created by filmmaker Christopher Forbes for a screen adaptation of the novel by Lydia Hawke.

Off The Interstate
Weekend Fun in Atlanta
Story by Barbara Sachs Sloan
Photos by Peyton Creadick

Even if you only have two or three days to spend in Atlanta, Georgia, there are three places that can make your visit memorable, if for no other reason than their uniqueness.

Birding Trails
U.S. Rarities Spotted in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley
by Nancy MillarSeveral sightings of birds rare or unheard of in the United States have cropped up recently in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley. Sightings of the Green-breasted Mango and Amethyst-throated Hummingbirds and a Mottled Owl have all been reported in the last 30 days, said McAllen Convention and Visitors’ Bureau Director Nancy Millar.

With the anticipation of Spring, there was only one ‘escape’ that lured us out of our winter nest for a weekend away. We wanted to experience an outdoor adventure that friends hadn’t yet found, as well as keeping the stress of long-distance travel reduced to strolling, sunning and sipping beverages as others whizzed by.

Fork in the Road
Niagara Nights
By Kathleen Walls

If it’s been a decade or more since you visited Niagara Falls, you may not be expecting any night life on the American side. Well you would be oh so wrong! Niagara nights are lit up in more ways than one. If you are a night owl visiting America’s honeymoon capital, and want good food and beverages, excitement and lots of fun it’s all just a short walk from the falls.

Historic Highway
Lee and Gordon's Mills
by Jeff Carlock

Nestled among the tall, stately oaks that once saw the bloodshed of the Battle of Chickamauga is one of North Georgia’s well-known sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. This 1836 structure beside the creek in Chickamauga, Georgia, located in the upper northwest corner of the state, had once been the busy site of a stagecoach stop, general store, blacksmith shop, and according to old timers’ gossip, a distillery.

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, and meet relatives.

Cort's Crossroads
Arizona: Then, Now and Forever
By Leigh Cort

The reason I chose Arizona for a vacation was everything I had heard for a lifetime: the miraculous geological wonders of America’s landscapes, scenic roads that seduce travelers to wander off and climb a mountain, the dazzling spectacle of red rocks and mountaintop ranches, even Western movie images of Tombstone. I shivered with excitement as I studied travel guides, watched videos and tried to learn about the adventures that might fill the days & nights. I knew a week in Arizona was going to taunt me back forever, but I tossed my concerns to the wind and boarded the plane.

Heritage Road
Graves, Slaves and The United Daughters of The Confederacy
By Kathleen Walls

Some of American history’s most unusual stories were spawned by the War Between the States. Perhaps the most intriguing of these stories brings together the Union’s most hellish prison camp, a runaway slave and the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Fork in the Road
Wine and Buckwheat
By Kathleen Walls

Wine and Buckwheat? No it just doesn't seem to go together. Not unless you are visiting Yates County, New York, that is. Then the two just belong together. Well, maybe not at the same meal but both are famous products of this Finger Lakes County.

Inn Roads
Hope Springs Eternal
By Kathleen Walls

For those who know a smattering or more of Spanish, Esperanza means hope. And hope was exactly what this rundown mansion needed in 2002 when Lisa and David Wegman bought it. The magnificent structure had deteriorated to the point where kids used it as a party spot at night. Rats and other vermin inhabited it when the kids weren’t breaking beer bottles and putting out cigarettes on its hardwood floors. Rain poured into it through a leaky roof. Its destiny appeared to be a wreaking ball. But through the desolation, the Wegmans saw a vision of its former glory.

The Vagabond Traveler
Church Suppers: An American Tradition
By Mary Emma Allen

As I sat midst friends and new acquaintances dining on chicken at a church supper in South Dakota recently, I was drawn back in memory to those events of my childhood. I recall most vividly the turkey suppers in November. The ladies of our community church pooled their talents and time to prepare this meal to raise funds.

Traditional Trails
Amelia Island Museum
by Lydia Filzen

An abandoned jailhouse, rehabilitated and reformed as a museum, stands at 233 South Third Street in Fernandina Beach, Florida. In its present incarnation, the quaint Amelia Island Museum of History offers a comprehensive look at the history of Florida’s northernmost barrier island through exhibits, tours, and soon a video presentation.

Fire Trails
Brooksville, Florida Civil War Reenactment
By Lydia Filzen

Although sparsely populated and lightly defended by the Confederacy, Florida was important to the South’s war effort. Just as in modern times, the subtropical state produced critically needed supplies, such as salt extracted from seawater, cane sugar, scurvy preventing citrus fruit, a wide range of other produce and cattle. As the war ground on, the Union army made a policy of trying to break up the production and transportation of commodities from Florida to the rest of the Confederacy.

Street Party
Holiday Tour of Historic Inns
By Leigh Cort

St. Augustine’s 26 Historic Bed & Breakfast Inns are ablaze with lights, vintage ornaments and treasured family mementos. Many of our Innkeepers are dressed in period costume as they welcome guests to share in the delights of the Holiday Season and explore their parlors, porches, gardens and award-winning accommodations.

High Roads
Alleghany  State Park
by Barbara J. Robinson
Allegheny State Park was a peaceful, serene, relaxing way to unwind, except when my husband decided he wanted to hike a six-and-a-half mile Beehive Trail up the mountains.

Off the Interstate
Georgia's Interstate 95~
Historical Treasure at Every Exit
by Valerie Evans Goddard

Six coastal Georgia counties encompass 119 miles of perhaps the most beautiful and diverse landscape to be found. Something for everyone is offered on the Georgia coast from extensive history to pristine beaches, ancient forests of live oak to whispering marshes and quaint fishing villages to a major metropolitan city. Every exit of Interstate 95 is a passport into the impressive history of coastal Georgia.

Scenic Highway
Florida: Tousled but Trimphant
by Kathleen Walls

The past few months have seen hurricane after hurricane ravage Florida. They may have taken out a lot of the trees, flooded and destroyed many buildings and homes but they failed to do one thing: destroy the Sunshine State's indomitable spirit.

Off the Beaten Path
The Town That Wouldn't Drown
by Nicky Reynolds

Johnson County, Tennessee may not be known for its man-made attractions, historic hotels, and restaurant chains, but it has something else that keeps drawing visitors from across the nation.  The scenic beauty of the land rivals that of the Great Smoky Mountains, with its peaceful fishing streams, beautiful Watauga Lake, and adventurous trails.

A favorite drive for many travelers leads over the historic Mohawk Trail of northwestern Massachusetts. This route traverses sixty-three picturesque miles of Route 2 from the Mass-New York border to Millers Falls on the Connecticut River. Following the footpath of the Native Americans, this scenic highway takes one through some of the loveliest scenery in the state, particularly during the foliage season of autumn.

Fork in the Road
Grits Gormand
by Valerie Evans Goddard

Imagine the southern stereotypical staple grits and the voguish term gourmand being mentioned in the same breath? Impossible. Well, times and trends are a changin’. A new chapter in cuisine has begun and involves a fascinating tale of the Grits Evolution.

Park Way
Hershey's Chocolate World
by Barbara J. Robinson

We visited Hershey’s Chocolate World Visitor Center, Hershey Park, and Zoo America in June, when we took a simulated tour of the Chocolate Factory on the Chocolate Ride. We walked through a tropical jungle where the cocoa beans were harvested. We viewed the chocolate-making process during the ride and received a free sample at the end. We explored the gift shops and restaurants and had ice cream Hershey style.

Traditional Trails
Andersonville POW Memorial

Imagine yourself, a United States soldier, in a terrifying combat situation. You find yourself trapped, out of ammunition and facing people whose goal is to kill you. Conversely, your wartime goal is to kill them. The only alternative to death is surrender, allowing yourself to be placed under the power of your deadly enemies.

Road Rageous
Rough Road Through History
by Valerie Evans Goddard

There’s road rage, construction, racers, weavers, detours, slow pokes, potholes, road hogs and wash board roads, boy the list could go on for days. Even with that said, imagine how great our transportation is today. Great I say, well in the 1800s there was only one major route traveling throughout the south from Charlotte, North Carolina to New Orleans called the Post Road. The Post Road was a stage coach route, which was not exactly a pleasant experience. All other pathways were only worn hunting trails used by Native Americans and animals.

Hard Roads
Stone Mountain in Atlanta, Georgia, provided summer fun this July with a paddle-wheel boat ride on the Scarlet O’Hara, a ride in a cable car to the top of the mountain, putt putt golf, water slides, a tall tale in a 4-D theater, shopping in gift shops, and dining at Katie’s Restaurant in the new

Fire Trails
Fort Clinch
"Imagine you are stepping into the past. The year is 1864 and the Civil War is in progress. Ahead of you is a masonry fort under construction. Union soldiers are involved in the building of the fort. Ask them questions about the lives they lead stationed at Ft. Clinch. Follow the path into 1864."

Memory Lane
New Orleans Remembered
By KathleenWalls
New Orleans is my birthplace. I spent my youth and part of my adult life there and have so many fond memories of that city. Like the rest of the world, I am horrified and disbelieving as I watch the news coming out of New Orleans and the entire Gulf Coast. (See memories of New Orleans as it was.)

Inn Roads
Windsor Gets a Blue Ribbon
Photos and article by Kathleen Walls
One of Georgia’s best kept secrets is hidden away in the small town of Americus. While most Americans are not aware of this Victorian hotel’s charms, local residents are charmed by the Windsor Hotel. Now, the secret is out, The Windsor is being officially awarded her "Blue Ribbon" on television.

Inside Track
See Travel Media Showcase like a Journalist
Photos and article by Kathleen Walls
No matter where I go, when people find out I am a travel writer, they always say, "That must be fun." I love what I do but it is not all fun. There is a lot of hard work in being a travel writer. To give you an idea of a few days in a travel writer’s career, I’m going to take you on the inside track. Join me at last years Travel Media Showcase (TMS).

Heritage Road
Washington Georgia, A Confederate Treasure Photos and article by Kathleen Walls
There is some debate as to the birthplace of the Confederate States of America, however, there is little doubt Washington, Georgia was the deathbed of the Confederacy

Fork in the Road
Savoring Savannah
By Kathleen Walls
Have you ever dined with a pirate’s ghost? The Pirate’s House in Savannah is reputed to have some lurking in its attic and in the old tunnel once used to shanghai drugged sailors. Almost as old as the city itself, the Pirate’s House began its career as an inn in 1853.

Traditional Trails
Crystal River Reenactment
By Lydia Filzen
The central Gulf coast of Florida near Crystal River, lush with palms and live oaks, provided a scenic backdrop for the Eighth annual Nature Coast Civil War Reenactment last March 11 through 13. The site, owned by Holcim U. S. Inc. stretches from the Cross-Florida Barge Canal to the Gulf of Mexico though the event utilizes only a

Fire Trails
The Battle of Horse Landing
By Lydia Filzen
Things got pretty fiery in this part of Florida during the Civil War and it wasn't due to the weather.

Naples Florida

Prince Edward Island

Audobon Zoo New Orleans

Alamo

Florida Strawberry Festival

Carrabelle, FL Appeared in July/Aug. 2002

Westville Georgia

Carson Valley Nevada

Raystown Lake, PA Appeared in July/Aug. 2002

Big Cypress Preserve, FL Appeared in July/Aug. 2002

Memories Inn, Bryant,, GA Appeared in July/Aug. 2002

Callaway Gardens, GA Appeared in July/Aug. 2002

Fort Myers, FL appeared in Sept./Oct. 2002

Blairsville, GA Sorghum Festival appeared in Sept./Oct. 2002

Lake Wales, FL Chalet Suzanne appeared in Sept./Oct. 2002

Miffleburge, PA appeared in Sept./Oct. 2002

Citrus County, FL appeared in Sept./Oct. 2002

Sandwich Notch, NH appeared in Sept./Oct. 2002

Williamsburg, VA. appeared in Sept./Oct. 2002

Yorktown, VA. appeared in Sept./Oct. 2002

Saddlebrook Resort, FL. appeared in Sept./Oct. 2002

Chattanooga. 2002

Salt Lake City appeared Nov./Dec. 2002

Jackson Hole

New Hampshire

Mardi Gras Food Jan./Feb. 2003

Key West

Cherry Blosom Festival , Macon March/April 2003

Rural Arizona March/April 2003

Dahlonega, GA March/April

Paris, TN Fish Fry March/April 2003 

Festivals % Scenic June 2003

Grapevine, TX June 2003

Gourmet Day Cafe June 2003

Cape Fear Aquarium

Winter Wonderland NH

Casa Marina Inn - Jacksonville

White Mountains New Hampshire

Heritage Art Loop - Georgia

Horse Landing Civil War Reenactment

Black Hills Winter Adventures

Tubac Arizona

Covered Bridges - New Hampshire

Court of Two Sisters - New Orleans

Yellowstone

Country Roads

Fruit and Spice Park - Homestead, Florida

Highway 101

Laughlin Nevada

Tarpon Springs Florida

St. Augustine - World Golf Village