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🌱 Why Walhalla made a national list of crowd‑free summer escapes

Walhalla, South Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi there, Walhalla! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why Walhalla made a national list of crowd‑free summer escapes
  • How Walhalla’s Stumphouse Tunnel once helped revolutionize blue cheese
  • Community remembers Mildred Stogner, born in Walhalla in 1932

Also on today's calendar: Corey Smith and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 70 degrees.
  • Sunday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 86, low: 71. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 90 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'Crowd-free' South Carolina towns for your last minute summer get-away (greenvilleonline.com) — Walhalla gets a shout‑out as a quiet, crowd‑free gateway to the Blue Ridge Mountains, with German‑settled downtown charm and the Walhalla Depot venue. The roundup also mentions other Upstate towns, but positions Walhalla as a relaxed summer escape with nearby outdoor recreation.
   

• A cheesy Flashback Friday (6amcity.com) — Stumphouse Tunnel in Walhalla stays a steady 50 degrees year‑round, making it a famously cool summer escape for Upstate residents. This Flashback Friday piece walks you through how the abandoned railroad tunnel later became an experimental blue‑cheese curing site for Clemson researchers.
   

• Mildred Stogner, 93, Lancaster, SC (yoconews.com) — Walhalla is noted as the birthplace of Mildred Elizabeth Emerson Stogner, who later made her home in Lancaster and passed away there at age 93. Her family will hold a private graveside service and asks that memorials be directed to Antioch Baptist Church instead of flowers.
   

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  • Hardee's posted a job opening for Team Member in Walhalla. Apply here.
  • RBC Bearings, Inc. posted a job opening for CNC Machinist 1st Shift in Westminster. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Walhalla here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • There's a Beautiful Beach Waiting For You at South Cove County Park (reportwire.org)
  • New Target to open in Upstate this weekend; high school band performs at soft opening (wyff4.com)
  • Virginia Owens (wgog.com)

Ok Walhalla! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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