The Sundae Shoppe Fills a Need for Hungry Whitewater Adventurer
Everyone needs a good pit stop, even folks floating down the scenic Green River in Polk County. For generations adventurers have boated, kayaked, and…
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Saluda Painter Approaches Landscapes, Urban Scenes, and Still Life with a Singular Eye
For Saluda artist Jim Carson, family played an important role in his artistic career, one delayed by parental misgivings despite his evident talent during…
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Curtain Rises for Saluda’s First Community Theater
Between two cow pastures on winding Mountain Page Road is not where most people would expect to find Saluda’s first community theater. But a…
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Raising Pals to be Protectors
When it comes to raising animals humanely and naturally, Marisa Shaw, owner of Grünberg Shepherds in Saluda, has a lot of species covered. If she’s not busy tending to her Dexter cows, Khaki Campbell ducks, Icelandic horses, or her brood of chickens, she’s spending time with her German Shepherds.
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Where the Red Fern Still Grows
Coon Dog Day celebrates its impressive 54th anniversary in Saluda this Saturday, set to draw about 10,000 people and starting with a 5K race…
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Documentary Tracks Saluda’s Musical History
To gather facts and anecdotes for the wide-scale documentary Going Home: Saluda’s Music Traditions — it covers various genres from the mid-1700s through today…
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Grade A
National Train Day was last week, a new documentary revealing Saluda’s rich music traditions is about to be released, and all in all, we…
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Worth the Whistle Stop
They’re one of those Southern bands whose humid grooves slither through so many genres it’s hard to peg them, exactly. That’s why Charleston, SC-based…
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Follow the Howls
We love towns with quirky animal festivals. Nothing says “regionalism isn’t dead” quite like a Rattlesnake Roundup (Sweetwater, Texas) or a Fur Rendezvous for…
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The Heritage Behind Saluda’s Coon Dog Day
Coon hunting is done late at night, but it’s not necessary to be still and quiet, so it’s fun for kids, too (if their…
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