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Summer Reading: A List of Classics

Summer and reading go hand in hand. You’ve got your beach reads and your escape reads, you have…

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Eating it Right: We’re Talking About BBQ

Photos & Story by Clint Keels   BBQ – a familiar thing around our parts here in The…

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Taking It All In: A Lake Jocassee Highlight

Photos and Story by Clint Keels “Back up in here somewhere is the Thompson, the Horse Pasture, and…

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Half a Century: A Long & Beautiful Story

Half of a century. That’s enough time to start and to end a dozen jobs. That’s a life…

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Blue Wall Adventures – A Travelers Rest Business born in the Mountains of the Blue Ridge

by Jonathon LaRoy   I recently caught up with Beau Bethel the owner and operator of Blue Wall…

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C.O.M.P.: If you know what this is, you are Southern enough

by Clinton Keels Santee, as it was simply referred to by my cousins and I, was a summer…

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Pink Lady’s Slipper, aka Feet of Courage: Wild TR

Story and Photos by Tricia Kyzer No matter where you go, there you are. We are all connected…

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Home Grown Tomatoes: Table Talk

One of the best parts of running Travelers Rest Here is meting YOU. Our new friend Clint reached…

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Race your bike and support a great non-profit!

by Jonathon LaRoy   Do you love seeing kids riding their bikes and smiling? Have you ever noticed…

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Wild TR: Look to the Mountains

No matter where you go, there you are. We are all connected to nature through the geography of…

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Good Neighbors: Supporting Our Small Businesses

We’ve said it over and over in a myriad of ways the past few weeks. We are all…

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Wild TR: Introducing the Bloodroot

One of the best aspects of living in Travelers Rest, geographically, is its proximity to both mountains and…

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