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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Saluda Music Booker Has His Bands’ Backs
Robert Seiler grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, and developed a love for this area while attending camp at Lake Summit as a child. After…
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Making the Grade at the Saluda Arts Festival
Although perhaps best known for its iconic Coon Dog Day Festival in July, the foothills town of Saluda — home to the steepest standard-gauge…
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Hidden Gem
Perched precipitously at the top of Howard’s Gap between two mountains that loom over Tryon below, Saluda has always been a kind of frontier…
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Perhaps you’ve driven through the tiny, but hopelessly quaint town of Saluda and wondered, “I wonder how such a town came to be. If…
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