2017

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The Almost-Happened Lost States of the Mountains

Things tended to get a little dicey in the 1700s...to the extent that we nearly had three more states.
This photos of Cornelia Vanderbilt Cecil is undated, but was likely taken around the time of her 1924 marriage to John Cecil.

Pink-Haired Heiress: The Picaresque Post-Biltmore Life of Cornelia Vanderbilt

After her 10-year marriage, she left the Asheville, North Carolina estate, never to return.
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‘Swiss’ Towns in the Mountains

These three little spots have varying degrees of "Alptitude."
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Mountain High Life

Ready to try some different summer experiences? Fly fishing maybe? Craft making? C'mon along into the mountains.
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Eclipse!

The August event will have pockets of totality in the mountains.

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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