Dennis Chastain, Author at GREENVILLE JOURNAL

How the Reedy River got its name: Field Notes with Dennis Chastain

The story of how the river got its name goes back to the time when South Carolina was a British colony.

Cicadas are actually consumed in several countries around the world, and people who eat them say they are quite good.

Dennis Chastain says he's the first to admit that a garden requires a lot of work.

On a narrow ridge of Horse Mountain in the Jocassee Gorges there is a particularly attractive flame azalea bush.

One fine spring morning Dennis Chastain dressed head-to-toe in camouflage and headed into the woods.

When you are ambling around in the woods this spring, keep an eye open for botanical artifacts. They have a story to tell.

The month of March marks the beginning of the spring fire season in our area and is designated as Prescribed Fire Awareness Month.

Dennis Chastain and his wife, Jane, discovered more than 40 vestigial segments of an ancient footpath had later been improved into a wagon road.

White oak acorns are the crème de la crème of acorns for deer, bears, wild turkeys, wild hogs and a number of other woodland creatures.

The history of the Merci Train actually begins with the so-called Friendship Train in 1948.

The storied stone medallion is now on permanent display at the Pickens County Museum of Art & History.

No two snowflakes are identical.

Life can be tough if you don’t have guiding principles, rules of the road or pearls of wisdom to live by.

Several years ago, Dennis Chastain was down in Stateburg standing at the grave of Joel R. Poinsett when he felt compelled to tell him something.

At some point back in the 1980s, Dennis Chastain's Uncle Clenith showed up with three wild turkeys in the cab of his truck.