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Heyday of Polk’s Skyuka and Oak Hall hotels
One of my favorite cousins has bought a “mountain cabin” on White Oak near the site of the long gone Skyuka Hotel. The picture “came ... Read more
String savers now recycle
Remember when one drawer of the kitchen cabinet was a repository for pieces of string and other re-usable items in addition to the cooking tools? ... Read more
When clear, sparkling water was the norm
The continuing saga of efforts to assure plentiful good water for Polk County is of great interest to me. When I was a boy in ... Read more
‘We Make Our Own Jobs’
"Remember When" by Garland Goodwin My friend Ron Mosseller and I share many interests and some reading material, mostly aviation books. This time he brought ... Read more
