Caroline Eubanks

A mother-daughter team is creating award-winning, European-inspired liqueurs at a distillery located near the apple capital of Georgia.
House of Applejay recently won three medals at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, including a double gold for its Winter Cherry Mountain liqueur.
Being the only U.S. distillery to receive the double gold in the fruit liqueur category is a point of pride for co-owners Caroline Porsiel, 50, and her 70-year-old mother, Sabine Porsiel.
“We’ve been the s...

We all know the Atlanta airport is the busiest in the world. You can’t pass through the terminals without hearing the familiar voice of Mayor Andre Dickens telling us so. But as a self-described aviation geek, I know it’s not the only one in town.
I grew up in the shadow of Dobbins Air Force Base, where I still hear the weekly drills with massive military planes on Thursday evenings. We also have several airports serving private planes, including DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK), Cobb County In...

Mary Pickford, Tallulah Bankhead, Rita Hayworth, Lana Turner. This isn’t just a list of some of the most famous Hollywood starlets in history. It’s also a very short list of the famous names who high-tailed it to the “biggest little city in the world” not to strike it rich at the casinos, but to get a divorce.
Before the era of no-fault divorce and community property, divorcing your spouse could be a painful, lengthy process with many legal hurdles. As the nation expanded and the Nevada Terri...

The chance to travel to the farthest corner of the planet, the Antarctic continent, is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for most people. It’s the last frontier on Earth, a place where explorers such as Ernest Shackleton and Roald Amundsen became legends. But for me, the trip to Antarctica followed in the snowy footsteps of my relatives, who traveled there decades earlier, long before civilian travel became commonplace.
“We expect to be docking about noon. Here the Pacific, the Strait of Magel...

Considered Minnesota’s historic birthplace, Stillwater is a popular spring and summer getaway only 30 minutes from urban Minneapolis. The town, home to roughly 20,000 residents, sits near the Wisconsin border, where people can show up on their boats for waterfront dining and admire the work of the circa 1931 lift bridge, one of the few still in operation.
The easiest way to get to Stillwater is by flying into Minneapolis—Saint Paul International Airport and renting a car to make the 35-minute...

North Stars:
“It’s so important that this area sees tourism again. It’s just what everybody’s livelihood and the economy there is based on.”
Ali Rasmussen and her husband Eric, opened their first Spacious Skies campground in 2021 in Maine after falling in love with the outdoors during the pandemic.
“We always intended for Spacious Skies to be something bigger than one location and something bigger than, you know, us running a campground,” she says. “We just had greater ambitions.”
The campgro...

This 180-year-old cocktail is bitter and boozy and a contender for Nevada’s state drink.
The discovery of gold in California in 1848 brought a wave of fortune-seekers to the American West. But it wasn’t just miners. The following years also saw an influx of Basque immigrants from the Pyrenees mountains' border communities between Spain and France. Many found work as sheepherders in the rugged terrain of the Golden State, along with pockets in Nevada, Idaho, Oregon, and Arizona. By 1910, an es...

II grew up hearing about the “old Buckhead” bars of the ‘90s, namely the fishbowls at Lulu’s Bait Shack with plastic alligator garnishes. I would go anywhere around the city for a punch bowl. I remember one at the classy gin punch at H. Harper Station (now Muchacho) and the colorful fishbowls at The Nook, which has been slinging the 128-ounce drinks since 2009.
A lot has changed since then, to put it mildly. We’ve had a pandemic where the idea of sharing a drink, even with friends, was simply...

America was still an abstract concept when the 13th colony, Georgia, was established in 1732 to honor King George II of England. Originally envisioned as a debtor’s colony, a ship carrying founder James Oglethorpe and 114 men, women, and children landed near modern-day Savannah.
Oglethorpe was staunchly against alcohol consumption, but colonists and neighboring Indigenous tribes did not share his views. They were fond of rum, to put it mildly. One book estimates that individual colonists dran...

The Appalachian Trail is one of America’s most famous long-distance hikes, a 2,000-plus-mile journey from Georgia to Maine. Those who complete it are called “thru-hikers,” with approximately 3,000 attempting the months-long trek annually, but you’ll also find plenty of “section hikers” who complete pieces of the trail.
The trail covers more than 500 miles in Virginia, passing through several communities where hikers can take some time off, enjoying what’s called a “zero day” or non-hiking day...

Alabama boasts a rich culinary scene, with restaurants offering everything from Southern comfort food to international flavors. But did you know that some of the tastiest meals in Alabama can be found at gas stations?
They are must-stops for road-trippers and locals alike, serving delicious breakfasts, classic Alabama barbecue, fried chicken, and even fresh sushi. These 10 gas stations are worth the stop on your next drive through the Yellowhammer State.
1. Blue Pacific in the Hoover Food Mar...

Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas is the only state park in the U.S. where you can dig for diamonds and keep them.
You'll also be able to find gems like quartz, agate, garnet, and jasper on-site.
The best time to gem hunt is right after rain.
Located around two hours southwest of Little Rock, Arkansas, is arguably the most unique state park in the U.S.—Crater of Diamonds State Park. This 911-acre park attracts visitors from all across the Natural State, and beyond. Why, you may ask? B...

A flight may get you there quickly, but there’s nothing like exploring the South by rail.
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Caroline Eubanks
Trains are just as important to Southern culture as sweet tea and barbecue—think of all those country songs about hearing that lonesome whistle blow. In the South, traveling by rail lets you soak in the slower rhythm of the region and see small towns that are harder to reach by plane.
And there’s never been a better time to explore the South by rail. New train companies like Brightlin...

“West Virginia gets an odd rap. The only three people that stopped asking me why I moved to West Virginia are the three people that have visited me.”
For better or worse, coal and other environmentally taxing industries fundamentally changed the landscape and people of the Appalachian region of the United States, one that extends across 13 states and over 200,000 square miles. It remains an area ripe with misconceptions about its history and people.
But thanks to tourism, especially in the ou...

In my 20s, I always associated rum (and coconut rum) with poorly-mixed drinks at house parties. There was a lot of Bacardi Coconut and Diet Coke or Malibu with Crystal Light lemonade. It was about as close to mixology as I was capable of in the days before my brain was fully developed.
But coconut rum has come a long way in the intervening years. For one, they are actually starting to taste like coconut, not the fake flavors I’d previously experienced. And, as several bar professionals I inte...