Introducing Our Summer 2024 Issue

Vintage Places and Pastimes, the Great Wagon Road, the Great Smoky Grand

Jun 29, 2024

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Vintage Summer: Explore cherished places and pastimes from your childhood
The Great Wagon Road: Journey the passage that helped settle the South
There and Back Again: The Great Smoky Grand travels North Carolina and Tennessee backroads from Boone to Knoxville and back
Acrylic Adventures: Kathleen Kelley’s art brings the human-animal connection to life
The Forsaken Land: A tribute to old homeplaces
Summer Splendor: Expert tips for arranging a kaleidoscope of seasonal blooms
Backroad events across the Southeast
Backroad secrets, historic events, provisions, and more

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Backroad Portfolio is a new quarterly magazine for explorers.

Travel down roads marked by endless fields, immaculate vistas, and small, cozy towns. Discover the history behind how these backroads came to be for future generations. Meet people who breathe life into the landscape, sharing stories, traditions, and artisanal endeavors that make each stop along the way unforgettable. Escape from the busyness of life on the main thoroughfares.

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