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GA: Bring Your Appetite to Sample at the Birthplace of Brunswick Stew
Brunswick, GA Exit 29: Brunswick Rockin’ Stewbilee takes place annually at Mary Ross Waterfront Park, recognizing Brunswick, Georgia as the birthplace of the original Brunswick Stew. As the oft-told tale goes, a slave cook named Jimmy Matthews created the concoction … Continue reading
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GA: Bonaventure Cemetery After Hours – After Dark Stories
Savannah, GA Exit 99: Do you like old cemeteries? Wanna see one after its closed to the public? Are you intrigued by Secret Societies, Old World Rituals, Freemasonry, The New World Order, Stories of love, murder, bootlegging. root doctors, “The … Continue reading
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NC: The Fayette Symphony Orchestra’s French Connection Concert
Fayetteville, NC Exit 49: Francophiles and Lafayette enthusiasts, this concert is for you. On Jan. 11, the Fayetteville Symphony will explore the area’s heritage with the concert “The French Connection.” The first chamber concert of the season at St. John’s … Continue reading
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RI: ’Tis The Day After Christmas Children’s Tea
Bristol, RI Exit 19: ’Tis the day after Christmas, and throughout Blithewold the beautiful decorations and a fragrance of cinnamon and cloves linger. All the hustle and bustle of the holidays is winding down, so come share the last of … Continue reading
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MD: Surratt House Museum for Christmas Past and Present
Clinton, MD Exit 7A: As you enter the side door of the Surratt House Museum you are walking in the path of John Wilkes Booth the night he killed President Lincoln, since he came here to retrieve a rifle, field glasses … Continue reading
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NC: Fayetteville Rolls Back the Clock for “A Dickens Holiday”
Fayetteville, NC Exit 49: The holiday season would not be complete stepping back into the Victorian era in Fayetteville Christmas tradition. Ever wish for a simpler time, when the pace of life wasn’t hectic and families still enjoyed spending evenings together? … Continue reading
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NH: More Than 500 Home Made Pies are Sold to Make Money for Charity
Greenland, NH Exit 3: Doors open to the 27th Annual Greenland Craft Fair & Pie Sale on November 19th, where each year on the Sunday before Thanksgiving you can find a line of people waiting at the Greenland Central School. … Continue reading
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GA: Kingsland for Southern-fried Catfish and Small Town Family Fun
Kingsland, GA Exit 3: Enjoy this down-home festival with crispy Southern-fried catfish and all the fixings, festival goers can feast on this and much more at Kingsland’s 35th Annual Catfish Festival. The family-fun, outdoor festival kicks off at 9am Saturday, … Continue reading
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