Travel through a land enchanted with southern gothic lore and deep with history by way of photo and video interviews.
Profiles
Elk in the Cataloochee Valley
Steep drop offs, no guardrails, a gravel road. These make for the beginning of an extraordinary adventure. This will also greet any adventurer traveling to the Cataloochee Valley, which is nestled among a rigid mountain terrain in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Once one of the largest settlements, Cataloochee Valley was home to farmers…
I Know What You Did Last Summer
In October of 1973 the world was introduced to a group of teenage friends who after partying in the New Mexico Mountains accidentally ran over a child returning home from a friend’s house. Reacting to panic and fear of being arrested, the friends leave the scene of the accident and wait to call the authorities…
Mars Bluff
ATOMIC BOMB WITHOUT WARHEAD DROPS IN MARS BLUFF, SOUTH CAROLINA – 60 YEAR ANNIVERSARY On March 11th, 1958 an atomic bomb was accidentally dropped on the small community of Mars Bluff located in Florence, South Carolina. Luckily nobody was killed in the blast; however, a few people were injured. To celebrate the 60th Anniversary, we…
37th Annual Penn Center Heritage Days Celebration
Yesterday welcomed in the 37th Annual Penn Center Heritage Days Celebration, a three-day event dedicated to honoring Penn School, the history, and the culture of the Gullah Geechee people bringing friends and families back to Penn Center located on St. Helena Island. Throughout the weekend, special events will take place, such as cultural demonstrations, re-enactments,…
Operation Adventure: Welcome to the Jungle
In 2011, I began traveling through South Carolina, first starting with the 47 state parks. Through these adventures I really discovered who I was because it was the first time I was taken completely out of my element. When someone asks, which out of the 47 state parks is my favorite to travel to and…
Penn Center
Founded in 1862 by Laura Towne and Ellen Murray, Penn School was established as one of the first schools for freed African-American slaves living on St. Helena Island and the surrounding Sea Islands. Even though Penn was rooted within the Gullah/Geechee community it also served as a retreat for prominent civil rights leaders such as Martin…
Ronald McNair Memorial
Dr. Ronald E. McNair, a native of Lake City, South Carolina became the second African American to fly in space aboard the STS-41-B in 1978. McNair’s life was sadly brought to an end on January 28, 1986 during the Challenger spaceship disaster. Since his death, McNair has been honored with the Congressional Space Medal of Honors,…
The UFO Welcome Center
In 1994, Jody Pendarvis built a dilapidated UFO Welcome Center in rural Bowman, South Carolina, which quickly became a popular destination for travelers and tourists alike. Last summer while location scouting, Faith Creech and Michael Tolbert stumbled upon this unique attraction and immediately knew they needed it for the film. They even based the character Jericho (Jon…
Wood: A Family Affair
Wood: A Family Affair is a documentary film about a family of three-generation loggers in Little Mountain, SC. Rain or shine Richard Kinard can be found selling firewood to local community members off of Highway 76 located in Little Mountain, South Carolina. This has become a hobby for the 80 year old who has worked…
Operation Adventure 