Backroad Portfolio
America's backroads are vanishing. Every Thursday, travel these cherished roads marked by immaculate vistas and our nation’s history.
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Winning It All—for the Right Reasons
A conversation with Chesapeake, Virginia Post 280 coach Larry Bowles
This week, we continue our spotlight on American Legion Baseball. Kurt Dusterberg interviewed Larry Bowles, who coached Chesapeake, Virginia Post 280 to the American Legi...
Post 280, Bacon’s Castle, and Washington’s Forgers
Read our conversation with American Legion World Series Champion coach Larry Bowles
This week, we travel to the Commonwealth of Virginia, where we interview the coach of Chesapeake, Virginia Post 280—the 2025 American Legion World Series c...
America’s Enduring Pastime
100 years later, American Legion Baseball maintains a proud legacy
Whatever American Legion Baseball may lack in visibility today, it more than makes up for in tradition.
American Legion Baseball, Brunswick Town, and Fort Anderson
America’s patriotic spirit flies proudly in an abandoned Cherryville, North Carolina home; photo by Erica de Flamand
We’re sliding into America’s favorite pastime this week with a focus on American Legion Baseball, 100 years after it all s...
Celebrate America’s 250th
Photo of Chimney Rock State Park by Sean Pavone
Dear Friend of the Backroads,
Long before the interstates, the backroads carried us to the places in between. They still do.
This summer, as our nation marks its 250th birthday, we’re invit...
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Backroad Portfolio celebrates the Southeast’s historic backroads via modern storytelling and compelling imagery.
This Substack publishes content from Backroad Portfolio, our new quarterly magazine for explorers. We invite you to travel roads marked by endless fields, immaculate vistas, and cozy, small towns. Take the long way home.
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