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May 2019

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Streaming On The Parkway, Part 1: The Caravan Begins

Even though the sight of 21 Airstream trailers in a campground is interesting, the real sights are to be found along the Blue Ridge Parkway, and we are here to enjoy its beauty and uniqueness. We hope you'll come along for the ride!
Luray Caverns is one of the most popular caverns in Virginia.

Not Your Daddy’s Caverns

No, you can’t modernize a cave, but the degree of fun in some dark, damp, cool spaces has been on the rise in recent years.
The old Heironimus building in downtown Roanoke, Virginia, will get new life when Mast General Store arrives next year.

From the Editor: New Life for a Downtown – Mast General Store is Coming!

Our town of Roanoke, Virginia has not had a downtown retail anchor for nearly a quarter century. That will change—and gloriously so—come next year.
Dr. Fred Alsop

Guest Column, Fred Alsop of East Tennessee State University

Professor of Biological Sciences Dr. Fred Alsop joined the faculty of East Tennessee State University in 1972. The author of 18 books on the birds of North America, he is the director of the EagleCam Project that has live-streamed around the world.
This nearly gone structure is located on old U.S. Highway 19 about a mile inside the Bryson City, North Carolina, city limits and across from the Bear Hunter Campground.

Rock City Barns: Disappearing Icons of the Blue Ridge

David Jenkins, who set out in 1994 to find all of the messaged barns for his book “Rock City Barns: A Passing Era,” laments here that time has greatly reduced the number of barns that once formed a perfect outdoor marketing campaign.
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