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August 2012

Sunset sky over Pilot Mountain. The view is from U.S. 52.

Discovering the Sauratowns in North Carolina

Hanging Rock and Pilot Mountain state parks have the appeal of high quartzite cliffs, moderate woodland trails, and isolation from other mountain ranges.
A brilliant fall red touches the trees in a state whose mountains and meadows are filled with history, the heritage of storytelling, the rattling echo of 19th-century stagecoaches, the vibrant activity of artists, the peace of farms hidden in hollows.

The Towns of Northeast Tennesse: Great Autumn Travel

Travel the loop of Northeast Tennessee towns where history abounds.
Kurt Rheinheimer’s grandmother’s ’63 Olds sits in Radford, Va. Above (in strip), it makes its film appearance.

The “Dirty Dancing” Oldsmobile: It Still Carries A Family’s Memories

My grandmother’s ’63 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 was the fanciest, newest car I knew, and it took us to the very best places we ever went.
Top left: Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze, in a scene filmed at Mountain Lake. Top right: Grey in the Housemans' cottage (filmed at Mountain Lake). Bottom right: the hotel at Mountain Lake, in a scene from the film. Bottom left: Edith Bond, a banker in Lake Lure, N.C., danced as an extra in the film’s final scene.

Reader Favorites: The Time of Our Life – When “Dirty Dancing” Turned 20

The filming of Dirty Dancing. Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze and a bunch of extras had the time of their life when Dirty Dancing was released.
Mary Draper Ingles' Return to Virginia's New River Valley

Reader Favorites: Mary Draper Ingles’ Return to Virginia’s New River Valley

An Extraordinary Woman, And Equal To Any Emergency: Mary Draper Ingles' Return To Virginia's New River Valley
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