Dennis Chastain, Author at GREENVILLE JOURNAL

The circuitous story behind your Thanksgiving turkey: Field Notes with Dennis Chastain

The story of how the domestic wild turkey morphed into the flightless Thanksgiving bird crosses the Atlantic twice.

The basic elements of a disaster plan include having access to cash, food, water and medicines, and maintaining electrical power if possible.

The national Pierre Chastain Family Association was holding their annual reunion in Greenville and they found me online.

Life is short. Why not treat yourself to the real thing? You won’t believe the difference in taste and texture.

The story of how they got here from Japan is pretty interesting as well.

The real problem is that a sow bear with three cute little cubs in tow discovered the figs long before the deer.

Home delivery has come a long way since the 1950s and ’60s.

The ambush would have been a total slaughter except for the heroic actions of two patriot leaders.

Hang on. The story of how our familiar state flag came into existence is an epic tale and takes several twists and turns.

My mind was whirling with thoughts of all the benefits of having my own car, says Dennis Chastain.

The possibilities are unlimited and intriguing.

As a boy in Slater mill village, Dennis Chastain eagerly awaited the Greenville Library bookmobile.

Some have speculated all the rain from Hurricane Helene provided the plants with so much water that they made more flowers.

Why are squirrels even interested in poplar flowers?

The moment you step inside the lodge at Table Rock State Park, you get a whiff of the nostalgic aroma of old wood.