A Revolutionary Weekend at The Museum of the Waxhaws: Battle of Charlotte Living History Adventures

On September 26th–27th, 2026, I was transported back to the contentious ‘Hornet’s Nest’ of the Charlotte and Mecklenburg County area in early fall 1780 at the Museum of the Waxhaws Battle of Charlotte Living History Weekend. The weekend commemorated the region’s important Revolutionary War history including: September 26th: Battle of Charlotte reenactment on the 246th […]

A Weekend in Charming Abingdon VA: Exploring the Virginia Highlands Festival and more

Tucked away in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwestern Virginia, Abingdon is one of my favorite places to explore. Right off I-81 and less than twenty minutes east of Bristol, TN/VA, Abingdon is a crossroads of culture, embodying the perfect blend of mountain serenity, small-town charm, delicious food, arts and culture, and outdoor activities—including […]

Revolutionary Road Trip: Musgrove Mill

After a jam-packed weekend at the 245th anniversary of the Patriot victory at Cowpens, I decided to take a “Revolutionary detour” to an often overlooked but vital battle site: Musgrove Mill, located about thirty minutes south of Spartanburg, South Carolina. As I parked my car and headed toward the visitor center, I could feel the […]

Battle of Charlotte: A Revolutionary Reenactment Weekend

This Labor Day weekend, I had the pleasure of traveling back in time to circa September 1780, when the Carolina region of the Waxhaws to Charlotte was cracking with musket fire and battles against tyranny and shouts of liberty. Charlotte and the Carolina backcountry was dubbed as a hornets nest, as local loyalists battled impassioned […]

Elizabethton, TN: A Historic Gem in the Appalachian Highlands

Sheltered by the beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains and cut by the Doe and Watauga Rivers, Elizabethton, Tennessee, is a charming mountain community with a deep history. From the prehistoric Native American tribes that lived and hunted here to being home to the first permanent settlement in Tennessee and the first constitutional American government […]

America 250-Overmountain Victory Trail: Sycamore Shoals

Today we’re continuing our Overmountain Victory Trail adventures from our last stop in Abingdon to a visit to Sycamore Shoals and Fort Watauga State Park in Elizabethton, Tennessee. Known for its fertile lands and a strategic location on the rocky shoals of the Watauga River, Sycamore Shoals is truly a crossroads of history. For centuries, […]

America 250: Overmountain Victory Trail – It Starts in Abingdon VA

Get ready for a Revolutionary Adventure! We’re tracing the legendary journey of the Overmountain Men, a band of frontier patriots who, in September and October 1780, decided to take a stand against British tyranny. Traveling from the rugged frontier lands of Southwestern Virginia, eastern Tennessee, and the Carolinas, their epic march culminated in a decisive […]