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Some Like It Hot!

by Sheryl Smith-Rodgers

Chili cookoffs simmer with competition and camaraderie

first appeared: 10/16/2005

Unconventional Agriculture

by Marti Attoun

From heirloom apples to alligators, farmers and ranchers find their niche

first appeared: 10/2/2005

Why Grandparents Are Grand

Readers explain why their grandparents are great

first appeared: 8/28/2005

Weather's Extremes

by Vicki Brown

Hot or cold, wet or dry, sunny or stormy, everyone loves to talk about the weather, says Scott Stephens, a meteorologist for the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. (pop. 68,889).

first appeared: 3/6/2005

Where Roses Bloom

by Jaan Uhelszki

On Valentine's Day, everything comes up roses for flower grower Don Howell

first appeared: 2/6/2005

Antiques Roadshow

by Sherril Steele-Carlin

Where family heirlooms and yard-sale finds become hit-or-miss treasures.

first appeared: 1/16/2005

Bed & Breakfast Favorites

by Richard Matthews

Tasty recipes from bed and breakfast inns around the country where breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

first appeared: 11/14/2004

The One-Room Schoolhouse

by Elisabeth Deffner

One-room schoolhouses dot the countryside, but those still standing represent only a fraction of those in which generations of Americans received their early education.

first appeared: 10/26/2003

Hunting Our Heritage Trees

by Gayle Goddard-Taylor

America’s ancient forests once stretched uncut from coast to coast—from Eastern white pines to Pacific redwoods

first appeared: 5/11/2003

Discovering America

by Carol Davis

One way to know what America is, is to see where it's been.

first appeared: 4/27/2003

Building for the Birds

by Laura Harris

The extraordinary birdhouses of Anthony Marchionna

first appeared: 3/30/2003

The Bicycle Recycler

by Barbara Boughton

Wagner, 49, is known as “the bike guy,” and on any afternoon, you’re likely to see children in his Davis, Calif., neighborhood trying out his collection of unconventional bikes.

first appeared: 8/18/2002

Apple Hill, CA

by Nancy Duncan

Located in the hills along Highway 50 in El Dorado County east of Sacramento, enterprising farmers switched to apple production in the early 1960s, and the area is now renowned for its apples and apple products.

first appeared: 12/16/2001

Hometown Eateries

by Michael Nolan

Where food, not fanfare, is today's special

first appeared: 11/25/2001

The Ride of a Lifetime

by Michael Nolan

The Great Race meanders across the nation, retracing westward trails of pioneers, cattle drives, and gold seekers, cruising America's mother road, Route 66.

first appeared: 9/16/2001

Off the Beaten Path

by Alan Ross

This year’s 10 family getaways include peaceful state parks, a historic mining town-turned-artist colony, a space travel attraction, and the place where it all started for America nearly 400 years ago.

first appeared: 4/29/2001

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