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"Presidential Presence in the Blue Ridge Region" is Now Available!
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Reader Photos: Dogs in the Mountains
Our dog-loving readers sent us a bounty of images of their pups a few months back. Here’s the concluding set of those shots (the first ones were in the March/April ‘20 issue). Our thanks to all who submitted. Read more
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Shadrack Productions
Wows and Donations from "Fantastic" Christmas Shows
The Glovers dazzle drive-through visitors with their annual Christmas Wonderlands. Read more
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The Stone Cutter’s Tools: A CCCer at Work in the ‘30s
Simple tools and simple times make for poignant memories on a drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Read more
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J. Scott Graham
Photo Essay: 25th Annual Calendars Celebrate Iconic Parks
Johnson City, Tennessee’s J. Scott Graham has been capturing the beauty of the Smokies and the Blue Ridge Parkway with 25 years of wall calendars. Read more
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Library Archives Canada
The Kentucky River Giant: Martin Van Buren Bates Claimed 7' 11"
The native of Kona, Kentucky, near Whitesburg in Letcher County, became an international circus star, especially after his marriage in 1871 to a woman even taller than he was. Read more
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Marla Hardee Milling
Teen Goes National for Parkway Work
Fifteen-year-old Virginia Ward was recently awarded the Hartzog Award for Volunteer Service Read more
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Jay Huron
Bonding With Gray Wolves: Proud Puppy "Parent" Looks Back
During the springs of 2014 and 2015, our writer was part of a group of volunteers bringing two sets of gray wolf pups to eastern Tennessee. Read more
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Bruce Ingram
A "Born Old" Craftsman: Kevin Riddle Keeps the 1600s Alive
Back in a hollow of the Virginia mountains, Riddle is one of only a few people in the nation to still practice the art of tinsmithing. Read more
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