On April 7, East Tennessee State University’s campus was buzzing with showcases of local culture and traditions. Mountain Made, an Appalachian folk festival hosted by the ETSU SGA, Department of Appalachian Studies, and Buctainment, ETSU’s student life organization. The event is a callback to the ETSU campus culture of the 1960s and ’70s, when folk festivals were held on campus every year. Students, faculty, and visitors could find activities and performances throughout campu

By Mark Rutledge and Ophelia Thornton | A century-old photo album that traveled from the nation’s eastern mountains to the Mid-West...

By Appalachian Places staff | Lots of color and expressions of art and culture was on display at The Women Veteran’s Art Exhibit on Aug. 25.

By Becca Proffitt | East Tennessee State University's Reece Museum and the Black American Studies Program have partnered to develop an ...

By Appalachian Places Staff | Started in 2017, the Upper East Tennessee Fiddler’s Convention celebrates the early old-time musicians...

By Sandy Laws | Women of Appalachia are unsung trailblazers whose defining characteristics are strength, stamina and stability. They are...

By Becky Parsons | Native American history, customs and regalia were on vivid display at Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park on Aug. 28...

Photographs by Charlie Warden | When the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games and Gathering of Scottish Clans was held July 8-11...