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A short drive will bring you to the Kerr Lake State Recreation Area to enjoy sailing, fishing, water skiing and hiking. This 50,000-acre, man-made lake is a haven for water sports enthusiasts and landlubbers alike. More than 800 miles of wooded shoreline provide access to a variety of fun-filled activities on the lake.

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At the Lamplight Inn
-by Donna Milliner

Thank you, Lord, for respite,
Blessed pause from hectic pace;
A night of sleep in Scarlet’s room
In Lamplight’s country place –

An antique-furnished, quaint, old inn
With farmlands all around;
Where aged trees glad’ give their shade
To porch and birds and ground–

Where squirrels skitter and gray doves coo,
And limbs sway in the breeze;
Their shadows dance in sunlight
And curtsy to the leaves.

“If walls could talk,” the old cliché
Can’t help but come to mind,
As floor boards creak and ceilings rise
I’m taken back in time.

Porcelain dolls and photographs,
The shelves of cobalt glass,
Well-worn books and keepsakes–
Hold mem’ries of the past.

Kind fireplace and vintage lamps
Soft’ light each quiet space;
Warm quilts, fringed rugs, and velvet drapes
Bring ambience and grace

Where one can sigh, then deeply breathe
The sweet, transcendent calm;
And know the silence of this time
Will be a healing balm.

Donna stayed at Lamplight Inn, a country Bed and Breakfast while saying goodbye to a dear friend. Her visit in the Gone With the Wind Room inspired the english teacher/editor to write this glorious poem.