Deep off winding N.C. 28 lies Tellico Trout Farm tucked away in an Appalachian valley north of Franklin, N.C. The farm was originally a gathering place for Cherokee tribal meetings, later it was a post office and town center in the late 1800’s, but it has slowy transformed over the years. Its name taken from the Cherokee word for peace, “tallaquah,” the farm and the valley it lies in is more than a fish hatchery; it is a place of peace for its owner Mike Macke, his family and home for the four other families that live and work on the farm.

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Hands holding a net of fish
A fish swimming beneath the water surface
Man lifts fish net while another helps him pull it out
Man grimaces as water splashes in his face
Hand holds a fish being pulled from a bucket
Man standing at a tub filled with fish
Clouds on a blue sky over mountaintops
Man drinks a beer as another holds a can in his hand
Person putting nail polish on queen bee
Family sitting at dinner with a young girl in her mother's lap
Night sky over an illuminated house

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