Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Americana
Week 1 – September 2025 | Heritage & Tourism Series Heritage tourism is more than a visit to a museum or a stroll through an old town—it’s an invitation to experience the authentic living story of a place. In rural communities across the world, heritage is not tucked away in exhibits. It lives in the […]
September Sneak Preview As we turn the corner into September, we’re pausing to focus on a theme that blends past, present, and future in rural places: the power of heritage tourism. In towns across America, heritage isn’t just what you find in a museum—it’s the main street brickwork, the fall festivals, the oral histories passed […]
The City of Aztec and Consensus Planning hosted an online Public Meeting, July 30, 2020, for the Aztec Comprehensive Plan Update project. I worked in Aztec, New Mexico, on a temporary basis before I moved up to Pagosa Springs a few years ago. I worked on some Downtown Main Street projects and helped review some […]
An interesting upcoming event: BLACKBERRY FARM AND AMERICANA MUSIC ASSOCIATION PRESENT RODNEY CROWELL AND MARY GAUTHIER ON MARCH 24, 2012 WALLAND, TN – Smoky Mountain luxury property and 62-room Relais & Châteaux resort, Blackberry Farm has again partnered with the Americana Music Association to bring a first-class musical experience to its guests on March 24, featuring renowned singer/songwriters Rodney Crowell and Mary Gauthier. […]
Life, liberty and everything else site update
[v=_tmcUsSbmuo] Edward Abbey died 20 years ago today. The American Spectator has a nice essay that sums up my love-hate admiration for the Conservative Anarchist of the Desert Southwest: Cactus Ed was a prickly sort; a conservative anarchist, if you will, who on one hand could support eco-terrorism (a favorite motto was: “Keep America Beautiful […]
