Ten Favorite Mountain Towns in the South - Atlanta Magazine
The Swag Rising between the Eastern seaboard and the Midwestern plains, the Appalachian Mountains house an embarrassment of riches. Rolling vineyards. Stunning vistas. Charming town squares. Selecting a mere ten communities from its southern portion, which spans the Blue Ridge, Great Smoky, and Cumberland ranges, was a daunting task.
This week I chat with the owners of The Cafe at Williams Hardware in Travelers Rest SC - sisters Joyce and Nancy McCarrell. These two ladies were visionaries and got the party started by opening the first restaurant on the Swamp Rabbit Trail, a 20+ mile bike trail in Greenville SC running past Furman University to Travelers Rest SC.
They knew the trail would bring cyclists to this small town and they would want water, restrooms and nourishment. Their hunch was more than right on!! The 10 miles of trail between downtown Greenville and Travelers Rest became a destination ride because they opened a restaurant for people to ride to Travelers Rest, have lunch, and ride back to Greenville. This is what makes our bike trail unique. There is a destination that most levels of bicyclists can do. A place to grab a bite to eat, a drink, refuel and head back.
They serve Southern cuisine with hints of the delightfully unexpected. They are open 7 days a week for lunch and serve breakfast too on Saturdays and Sundays. My favorite items on the menu are the tomato okra soup, the Rueben (best in the area IMHO) and the blueberry goat cheese pie. They publish daily specials on their website.
These ladies are no strangers to video. Check out their amusing, informative videos here. Come visit Travelers Rest and make a weekend of it or a staycation. It is the perfect getaway with hiking, biking, dining, craft brewery, Farmers Market, wine tasting, concerts right out our front door!
Come check out the restaurants in Travelers Rest SC and have a delicious meal at Williams Hardware! Book your stay at hotels in Travelers Rest SC at the Swamp Rabbit Inn TR , Swamp Rabbit Lodge or Furman Cottage #bikeinnbikeout #travelersrestsc #travelersresthere
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Join us for our 4th Anniversary Celebration and Truck Inn Tuesday on June 12, 2018 from 6-9p, at 1 Logan Street, Greenville, SC 29601. Darby Wilcox and Automatic Taco, what could be better??!!
If you enjoyed this video please share it! Thanks for watching and subscribe to our weekly Facebook Live videos by pressing the Subscribe button in any of our live videos or videos that were live on our Swamp Rabbit Inn & Properties Facebook page. We go live at noon every Wednesday. Next week my guest is Jeff Bannister @roamingrhino who cooks whole beasts over open fire. Check out his upcoming event Bovinoche in Columbia, SC, June 9th, 2018. Thanks for watching our Williams Hardware video with Joyce and Nancy McCarrell. Come visit!
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