Sharon Cavileer, who has been a freelance travel
and feature writer for 28 years, is the author of
Virginia Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside
Oddities and Other Offbeat Stuff. She has written
on such topics as the 75th anniversary of the birth
of country music in Bristol, Virginia; the historic
tales and trails of northern Virginia; and the Elvis
Festival in Tupelo, Mississippi.