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Mountain Pies - Not the Apple Kind

It’s gooey and meaty and cheesy. And we just can’t get enough of it, especially if pizza is being served in places like Asheville, Boone and

 

Best Moment in/for the Mountains

The Winners

No clear winner here, but lots of wonderful suggestions: “Periods of rain!” got several votes from readers. Others included sunset at Mt. LeConte, the annual memorial illumination of Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland, the re-openin...

Best Things Not On This List

The Winners

The shopping in Greenville, S.C.
Rabun County (Ga.) schoolteachers
The Shenandoah Valley Music Festival

Best Miscellaneous

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Mountain Turnaround/Success Story
Saving of Stumphouse Tunnel and Isaqueena Falls : Platinum
North Carolina Acquiring of Chimney Rock Park : Platinum

Top Mountain Happenings

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Holiday Lights Display
Pigeon Forge/Sevierville/Gatlinburg : Platinum
Biltmore : Gold
Bristol Motor Speedway : Silver

Outstanding Mountain People

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Person Who's Done the Most for the Mountains
Dolly Parton : Platinum
Hugh Morton and Family : Gold

Elizabeth Hunter, contributing editor in Blue Ridge Country magazine : Platinum
Lee Smith : Gold
Sharyn McCrumb : Silver

Best Food and Drink

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Winery
Biltmore Estate Winery : Platinum
Chateau Morrisette, Va. : Platinum
Crane Creek Winery : Gold
Tiger Vineyards : Gold
Persimmon Creek Vineyards : Silver

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Featured Blue Ridge Video

The Fool in the Woods, aka Blue Ridge Country editor in chief Kurt Rheinheimer, is back with more great woodland information and secrets, this time reporting on how Virginia's Devil's Marbleyard was formed.
See Kurt's Hikes Blog.