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Dollywood to Expand

Dollywood pushes into the “Wildwood Grove” for its 2019 season, giving the popular park its first new, additional area in a decade in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
A statue of defense attorney Clarence Darrow stands outside the historic courthouse in Dayton, Tennessee, where the “Monkey Trial” took place in 1925.

Mountain Curios: Scopes Trial Had Odd Undertone

The famous “Monkey Trial” of 1925 put the little town of Dayton, Tennessee, on the map, as per plan.
Most of Thomas’s Front Street storefronts have been restored, with living space above thriving galleries and antique shops.

Our Blue Ridge Towns: Thomas, W.Va. – “Everyone’s Hometown”

"Everyone’s Hometown." That’s what you see on the welcome signs coming into Thomas, West Virginia, population 554. Is a hometown feel enough to grow a remote high-valley town surrounded by national forest?
Doctors prescribed Capon Springs Water for better health in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Mountain Curios: Capon Springs Water Lives On

The history of the West Virginia resort’s water goes back more than 150 years, with endorsements from people ranging from Olympians to congressmen.
Dahlonega’s locally owned shops and restaurants populate well-maintained buildings dating from the late 1800s.

The Good Walk: Walking Dahlonega, Georgia – A Gold-Flavored Downtown

Take an easy one-mile walk of the site of America’s first gold rush and be delightfully extended to two miles with the exploration of even more history and culture.
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Even More Sweet Virginia Breezes

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

April 12, 2018

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