Mountain Home Columnists

The Last Great Place
Publisher Michael Capuzzo, a New York Times-bestselling author, celebrates the beauty and wonder of the Pennsylvania Mountains and New York Finger Lakes.
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Heart of the Mountain
Oldtime storyteller Patricia Brown Davis tells remarkable true stories, the humorous, touching tales that capture family and regional life.
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Yogamama Says
In one of our most popular columns, Mansfield yoga teacher Kathleen Thompson offers a witty and wise view of the world.
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The Mountain Man
Roy Cain, 18th Century long-rifle mountain man, writes the very best outdoor and sports column in the state, according to the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association.
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Wine & Dine
Columnist Rob Lane is our inside man on all things Finger Lakes—the wines and the wineries, restaurants, lodging, and sights to see. He writes his own blog and has been writing, performing, and recording his own music for over twenty years. Rob writes a Finger Lakes wine blog, www.fingerlakesweekendwino.blogspot.com.
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Finger Lakes Wine Review
Rochester Democrat Chronicle wine critic and sommelier Holly Howell covers the Finger Lakes wine and food scene exclusively for Mountain Home.
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Cooking Bachelor Style
Who uses inventive canned-food recipes to charm women?  Terry Miller, in this wildly entertaining and popular humor column.
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Reading Nature
Mansfield University English Professor Tom Murphy shows that two great pastimes – reading and exploring the wilds – are a perfect marriage.
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The Lunker
Got a fish tale? Fred Metarko can beat it.  Gather ‘round the bank.
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Onstage/Off the Wall
Larry Biddison’s must-read tip sheet on concerts, plays, and other cultural events.
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Looking Back
In demand as an author and speaker, regional historian Joyce Tice explores the local drama of the past.
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Ask Gary
The well-known carpenter and contractor and can fix anything. Just ask.
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The Better World
Public manners and civility often seem to be a quaint memory in this world of clipped communication. Lynne and John Diamond-Nigh set us straight, gently, and with good humor in their column “The Better World". Lynne is an etiquette and protocol consultant and a humanities professor at Elmira College. John is an artist and designer.
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