October 2015

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East Tennessee: A Celebration of Mountain Folks and Flavors

The flavors range far beyond barbecue and biscuits into tastes of other lands.
Prince Albert of Belgium stands in the home of dairyman Ralph Peterson and his wife Hazel in rural East Tennessee in 1955. Dale Peterson (far right) and writer Dennis Peterson—content with his thumb—stand by, oblivious to the significance of their unexpected visitor.

The Prince’s Visit: How a Tennessee Farmer Showed the World a Thing or Two

Sixty years ago this November, a family was visited by the future King of Belgium.
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Night Sky: Where to See, How to Photograph

Southern mountain photographer Kevin Adams has made a bit of a career pointing his camera at the stars.
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Strongest Man, Tall Falls and More

In which our contributing editor and his 9-year-old son turn up all manner of fun and eats.
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The Oil Lamps

Are the cheap, old, worn devices just that, or something of more significance and implication?

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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