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August 2012

Georgia’s Chief Vann House Historic Site

Climbing the Family Tree: Mountain Genealogy

Genealogy. The word conjures up images of dusty libraries, dry courthouse records, endless hours with microfilm and crumbling documents. But talk to anyone researching his or her family and you’ll find an excitement that suggests otherwise.
The view from the seat and by the seat. Long time parkway and hiking enthusiast Lynn Setzer with husband Randall Washington.

On a Goldwing: Discovering More Blue Ridge Parkway Beauty

My love affair with the Blue Ridge Parkway began just over 30 years ago with a mid-November ride along one of the most popular sections: the brief stretch between U.S. 321 and U.S. 221 outside Blowing Rock, N.C.
When water freezes on the granite surface, it reflects the sun like a mirror.

Great Leaf Drives in Eight States

Autumn is the time to slow down and absorb the beauty around us. Try one of these five drives through flame-colored trees but be sure to brake for the scenery.
The canyon's six waterfalls are rated to be among the 13 highest in Shenandoah National Park.

U.S. History, Antiques, and Exceptional Hiking in Virginia’s Piedmont Territory

Piedmont means “foot of the mountains.” The mountains are always close at hand as you take this fascinating tour through history.
Mugshot of Edith Maxwell

Did Edith Maxwell Murder Her Father in 1935?

In 1935, Edith Maxwell, a 21-year-old schoolteacher, became an overnight celebrity – for patricide she may or may not have committed. Seventy years later, residents still resent the backwoods image the newspapers printed of rural Wise County, Va..
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Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

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