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Battleship exploration: Intriguing way to spend the day

It’s funny how sometimes what you think will be least interesting on a trip turns out to be the opposite. That was my experience during a summer trip to Wilmington, N.C. My itinerary included an early morning stop at the Battleship North Carolina, ...

African American Civil War Museum settles into new home

The African-American Civil Rights Museum has finally found a new home. During the past 12 years, the museum has moved three times, but organizers are hopeful that its new location in the annex of the Grimke Building (formerly a school) at 1925 Vermon...

Road trip to Cartersville: The Barnsley experience

Manor house ruins overlook the garden at Barnsley Gardens Resort Photo by Donna Turner
The sun beamed brightly through the aged, weathered brick wall that once held a roof. Ivy clung to the sides, invading the space, enforcing nature’s eminent domain. This is an old and previously neglected structure–its walls hold history and beau...