October 2013

The Summit

Scouts Honor

For Scouts at the Gorge, New Heights of Adventure
Barter Theatre

The Abingdon Anniversaries

As this magazine turns 25, two entities in Abingdon, Va., are turning a lot older than that:
Cades Cove Museum

Cades Secrets Revealed

Cades Cove Museum in the historic Thompson-Brown House in Maryville, Tenn. is preserving the heritage of this once-thriving Smoky Mountain community.
Sulphur Butterfly

Winged Sunshine

Sulphur butterflies brighten summer days throughout the mountain region.
Simple drawings have come to be a way to recognize what each day affords.

The Gift of Days

Simple drawings have come to be a way to recognize what each day affords, whether it invokes joy or weepiness.

Departments

Behind Blue Ridge Country

Even More Sweet Virginia Breezes

Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

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