As summer winds down (hey, they're selling school supplies already and started even before the 4th of July), the July 11th Chicago Tribune had a list of trips by Jay Jones "Last blast" you can still fit into the waning days.
One has been on my list of "To-Dos" for a long time, and that is the Blue Ridge Parkway that links two national parks, the Shenandoah in Virginia and Great Smoky Mountains in North Carolina.
And, this year marks the 75th anniversary. It was a Depression-era project designed to bring jobs to the Appalachian Mountains.
"The 469-mile route twists around the mountain ridges and traverses dozens of bridges and several tunnels, providing breathtaking vistas all the while."
Places with names like Blowing Rock and Fancy Gap are having festivals to honor the 75th featuring everything from bluegrass, banjos to barbecue.
The official 75th anniversary celebration kicks off September 10th in and around Cumberland Knob where the building project started.
You can get information at www.blueridgeparkway75.org.
Maybe I'll Just Have to to a Little Drive. --RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.
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