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The Winners

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

Mountain Photographer
Hugh Morton: Platinum
J. Scott Graham: Gold

Mountain Artist
Bob Timberlake: Platinum
Jim Gray: Gold
Robert Tino: Gold
Willard Gayheart: Silver

Mountain Writer

Mountain Musician
Doc Watson: Platinum
Ralph Stanley: Gold
Wayne Henderson: Silver
Dolly Parton: Silver

Environmental Organization
Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway, Inc.: Platinum
The Nature Conservancy: Gold
Friends of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Silver

Person of the Region You'd Most Like to Meet
Dolly Parton: Platinum

 

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.