2016

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Look for Local

A hundred years ago, you could find more than 1,000 varieties of apples in these mountains. Only a few of them are available now.
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The Gathering of the Greens

That time of year thou mayest in me behold, when yellow leaves, or none, or few do hang upon the boughs which shake against the cold. Bare ruined choirs where late the sweet birds sang….William Shakespeare Sonnet 73
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Fearless: A Christmas Story

How does a young girl come to know her stepfather?
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Did Molly Ride? ‘Confederate Paul Revere’ Lives on in Southwest Virginia

The stuff of Civil War legend lives on in Southwest Virginia.
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Greek Goodness, Mountain Mainstays, and Soda Fountain Splendor in Western North Carolina

History, personality and fine dining intermingle at these restaurants.

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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