The Village of Flat Rock has long been called “The Little Charleston of the Mountains.” During the 19th century, the community was an oasis for affluent land owners from the South Carolina Lowcountry who built English-style summer estates there to escape the heat. Today, the entire district is on the National Register of Historic Places…
If you’re going to channel your favorite writer, sometimes it helps to walk the streets they walked and stay in the places they stayed. And if that writer happens to be F. Scott Fitzgerald, you have a lot of options to choose from! Fitzgerald traveled extensively during his career, from his home in St. Paul,…
The Biltmore House is not the only historical home and grounds of note near Asheville. The estate known as Connemara served as the home for Carl Sandburg and his family from 1945 until his death in 1967. Today, the estate is national property and open to the public for education, recreation, and inspiration. If you’ve…
Grief is a powerful force. The loss of a loved one can tear families apart … or in some cases, it can bring unexpected people together for life. Heather Bell Adams’ 2017 debut novel, Maranatha Road, dives deeply into the inextricable pairing of loss and love. When Sadie Caswell’s son dies shortly before his wedding,…