Why Are the Mountains Smoky?
Blue smoke drifts and swirls across the magnificent mountains in Southern Appalachia most of the time. Watching it is akin to watching a master painter with a brush and a canvas. The painting looks beautiful and complete to the untrained eye, but as the artist adds a wisp here and there, it takes on greater perfection. But why are the mountain smoky……………………? Chapter 4 -Ghosts Dance on Hazel Creek Until Saturday, October 10, 1885, Lucius and Almarine Kinsland, mature and God-fearing people, had believed that the Holy Ghost was the only ghost. Thereafter, they knew there were at least five other ghosts, because they had seen them dance and heard them speak. It happened before dawn. Lucius and Almarine lit lanterns, picked up zinc buckets, and set off over a path up the hill to the milk gap. Then they saw the ghosts… Chapter 14 – Do Angels Sing on Roan Mountain? Question: Do angels sing on Roan Mountain? Answer: Many ear witnesses say they do. Legends declare that a choi
