This is a digital painting from an original photograph taken in 2022. It that portrays a golden ray of sunlight illuminating the American flag. Lake Toxaway in North Carolina. The word “Toxaway” is the anglicized version of the Cherokee phrase “ta ha wey,” meaning “land of the red bird.” Born from the gilded age, the Lake was known as “America’s Switzerland”—a place where illustrious leaders such as the Vanderbilts and Rockefellers visited on their private rail cars. The specialized dining fare was fabulous and puttering on the lake in handmade mahogany boats was unmatched in elegance. The lake was perfect for escaping summer’s heat during a time when Air Conditioning wasn’t available. Today the land of the red bird remains a beautiful, enchanted place in any season. You can still visit there and stay at a remaining inn from those days of grandeur. The Greystone Inn will help you recapture your elegance. You’ll be able to rent a boat and find this exact scene.

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