Goat Milk Cocktails
In 1945, the iconic American poet Carl Sandburg and his wife, Lilian — he called her “Paula” — moved to the Hendersonville area from…
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Ninety-Nine (and Some Thousand) Books on the Wall
Connemara is like Biltmore Estate for bluestockings. Not fancy, but deep. When America’s quintessential everyperson poet Carl Sandburg and his family retired to Flat…
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A Fond Farewell
Connie Backlund is rarely seen without her ranger’s uniform on, accessorized by a smile. The National Park Superintendent of the Carl Sandburg Home National…
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The Carl Sandburg Home Welcomes an Award-Winning Poet this Month
It’s only fitting that Christina Lovin would be the first Writer-in-Residence at the Carl Sandburg National Historic Site in Flat Rock. First of all,…
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