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harpeth river

Out, About: Do go chasing waterfalls

By Rachel Iacovone

July 6, 2023

I’m originally from frustratingly flat Florida, so elevation of any kind is a big deal to me. When I moved here in summer of 2019, everyone in the newsroom kept telling me about Radnor Lake, which had satisfyingly steep parts, but it wasn’t until that fall that I discovered the Narrows of the Harpeth — and went every weekend until the cold set in. 

Filed Under: NashVillager, Out About Tagged With: food, harpeth river, Montgomery Bell State Park

22 stories that brought us joy in 2022, from the WPLN newsroom

By Chas Sisk

December 29, 2022

Kurdish collage Nashville

Not everything we cover is serious. Here are the stories that made us smile this year, and we hope they’ll give you joy, too.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: bachelorettes, Beauford Delaney, Cashville, Couchville Cedar Glade, Exit/In, Fisk Jubilee Singers, Fort Campbell, ginseng, harpeth river, IgG, kites, Kurds, Larkspur, Lipstick Lounge, Meharry Medical College, Mill Ridge Park, North Nashville, piggly wiggly, Shonka Dukureh, Sumner County Agricultural Fair, Tennessee State Fair, Tennessee Titans

Weekend Adventure: Heartbreak and trash hunks along the Harpeth River

By Julia Ritchey

September 2, 2022

Kayaking along the Harpeth River

The water levels are low and tensions are running high on a mid-summer paddling trip in the Harpeth River.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: audio postcard, breakups, Cheatham County, environment, harpeth river, kayaking, narrows of the harpeth, outdoors, Weekend Adventure

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