Category: (ODD)yssey

Years ago, Baby Girl and I visited the historic Mentone Springs Hotel on Lookout Mountain. And, of course, we had to visit White Elephant Antiques next door, well-known for its historic building and huge collection of antiques and collectibles. Mentone is a mountain town in DeKalb County, Alabama, with quaint gift shops and eateries. But… Continue reading Ruins of the historic Mentone Springs Hotel

One of the most picturesque churches I’ve ever visited is Christ Church, Frederica on St. Simon’s Island. “Frederica” is the name of the island community where the church is located, which is the namesake of nearby Fort Frederica. I toured the church and adjoining cemetery on my occasional visits to the island with my late… Continue reading History of one of south’s most photographed churches and its cemetery

[By Kelly Kazek] When Sweetums and I were driving around North Carolina awaiting our time to visit the Land of Oz (click here to see our photos from the long-abandoned theme park), I noticed our local map marked the site of a Mast General Store. I’d visited the one in downtown Hendersonville a few years before… Continue reading N.C.’s original Mast General Store was well worth the detour

[by Kelly Kazek] On our early first anniversary trip to North Carolina last weekend, Sweetums and I went for the purpose of visiting the Land of Oz on one of only two weekends it is open each year. Click here to see the amazing photos of Oz, a long-abandoned theme park. On the last day of… Continue reading Our trip to Blowing Rock, ‘where snow falls upside down’

[Kelly Kazek] It was the twisted and spooky beech trees that inspired a theme park in the North Carolina mountains. From 1970 to 1980, the Land of Oz was a family attraction located at the top of Beech Mountain, the highest point in the state. Be sure to view both galleries, Vintage Postcards and Autumn at… Continue reading Photos from special weekend at long-abandoned Land of Oz