Breaking News: Do NOT drink elderberry bark tea: Correction to Printed June 27 edition.
Dear Readers,
In the June 27, 2025 print edition of The Mountain Enterprise, the article references a medicinal tea made of elderberry bark for relief of upset stomach. Per Jim Lowrey and Mary Brooks, …
Celebrating 100 years as a tight-knit community
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Celebrating 100 years as a tight-knit community
By Sean Ridgway, TME and Hugo Maldonado Garcia
A century ago, three small mountain communities nestled along the Ridge Route were founded as outposts of mountain life and fresh air. On Saturday, June 21, 2025, ...
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By Sean Ridgway, TME
The new presidential administration has introduced sweeping changes across the United States in the six months since President Trump returned to office. Among the most controversial of these efforts is a ...
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By Elke Heitmeyer
On June 14, The Ridge Route Museum hosted an informative presentation in their courtyard by Mary Brooks and Jim Lowery of EarthSkills about local useful native plants. Brooks Lowery spoke at length ...
