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Chris Hiking the Smokies overlooking a cloud filled valley
08.17.15
NPS Centennial: Exploring the Great Smokies in Tennessee
I always like to visit the Great Smoky Mountain National Park because it is the most bio-diverse park in the NPS.  With everything from huge, exposed balds and ridge lines...
Adventure, Fall Foliage Primer, Mast Family Favorites
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Paddywax can dles on a shelf
07.31.15
Dream Green with Paddywax
Hailing from Nashville, Tennessee, Paddywax has been crafting American-made, artisanal, and eco-friendly candles and soaps for nearly 20 years. They’ve dedicated themselves to creating something lovely for every home and...
Mast Family Favorites
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Wild for the Bees written across a sunny field of flowers.
07.27.15
Burt's Bees - An American Journey from Maine to North Carolina
In the summer of 1984, Maine artist, Roxanne Quimby, was trying to thumb a ride home. Eventually, a bright yellow Datsun pickup truck pulled over, and Roxanne instantly recognized Burt...
Local Flavor, Mast Family Favorites
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Skeens of colorful yarn on shelves at the Darn Tough Factory
07.26.15
Darn Tough - Made in Vermont For Three Generations
At the Darn Tough mill, there's a sign that says, “Nobody ever outsourced anything for quality.” The Darn Tough folks share, "When you’re really serious about something you make it...
Local Flavor, Mast Family Favorites
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Colonel Littleton standing in front of his store.
07.25.15
Colonel Littleton - Fine Goods from the Heart of Tennessee
How did Colonel Littleton get started? Here’s the story from the Colonel himself
Local Flavor, Mast Family Favorites
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Tervis tumbler mounted to a bicycle handlebar
07.23.15
Tervis - America's Favorite Tumbler
Let’s take a little trip back in time. It’s 1946. Detroit. Engineers Frank Cotter and G. Howlett Davis hit on something big: they harness the natural insulating powers of air...
Local Flavor, Mast Family Favorites
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