The Adventurer’s Journal: Stay Here a Little Longer
I have a tendency when I’m exploring somewhere new. I want to know what’s next. There might be another trail around the bend, another building down the street or another…
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Tobacco, Money and Reinvention: The Other Side of Durham
Walk through downtown Durham today and it’s easy to get distracted by what’s happening around you. Restaurants and breweries fill old brick buildings. Apartments and offices occupy spaces that once…
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Adventurer’s Journal: Follow the Sign
I have a weakness for signs. Not stop signs, of course. Those are generally worth obeying. I’m talking about the other ones, the signs that appear along the side of…
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THE ADVENTURER’S JOURNAL: Go See for Yourself
Happy Labor Day! There are places I know without ever having been there. At least, I think I know them. I’ve seen the photographs. Watched the videos. Read the history.…
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A Sweet Time in Latrobe
Sometimes you just have to go. We live such busy lives and there is always something to do. The house needs cleaned, There’s yardwork. Your behind in a project. You…
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A Four Mile Detour
On our way back from Serpent Mound in Ohio, we were hungry. On the road, we try to seek out local restaurants, hidden gems, or chains that we don’t have…
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Serpent Mound: A Place Where the Earth Still Speaks
Some places ask to be photographed. Others ask to be experienced. Serpent Mound, perched high above the Brush Creek Valley in southern Ohio, is one of those places that seems…
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Natchez Under-the-Hill: The Wicked City Beneath the City
If you visit Natchez today, you’ll find riverfront restaurants, music drifting from old bars, and some of the most beautiful sunsets on the Mississippi. It’s hard to imagine that this…
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Where the River Becomes Myth: Sunset on the Mississippi at Natchez
There are places where history feels close enough to touch. Then there are places where history seems to dissolve into something older, stranger, and harder to explain. Natchez sits at…
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Judy Buenoano: Florida’s Black Widow
Some killers strike in moments of rage. Others plan for months. Judy Buenoano planned for years. Known to investigators and the media as Florida’s “Black Widow,” Buenoano appeared to be…
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