Backroad Portfolio
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About the Substack
Travel roads marked by endless fields, immaculate vistas, cozy towns, and our nation’s history. Publishes on Thursdays.
Free Subscription Benefits
- Quarterly emails linking to Backroad Portfolio’s new issues, monthly Backroad Bulletin emails, weekly previews of paywalled stories, and occasional access to giveaways.
Paid Subcription Benefits
- Our annual "Voyager" plan includes a weekly email with stories most people haven't heard: the preservation of Daisy Town, a secret missile base, a centuries-old magnolia.
- For $40/year, you'll receive the weekly email, monthly Backroad Bulletin, and newly published digital issues—three distinct formats, one subscription.
- We skip over typical travel destinations and take you to some of the most unique places in American history.
Paid Subscription Plans
- $40 a year
- $5 a month
About Backroad Portfolio
Backroad Portfolio celebrates the Southeast’s historic backroads via modern storytelling and compelling imagery.
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