March 2020

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“The Widows”: Literary Music on the Page

A couple pages into Jess Montgomery’s debut novel, and you know you’re in the hands of a skilled storyteller.
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Photo Essay: The ‘Great Deer’ Return – Elk are Back Home in Virginia

A cooperative partnership has brought elk back to a state where the last native elk was killed in 1855.
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Photo Essay: Every A.T. Shelter – Full Details and Pretty Photos

Madison, North Carolina’s Sarah Jones Decker documented them all in her new book. Here are a few of her photos of shelters in the Southern Appalachians.
Seth and Courtney Umbarger, here on their Laurel Springs Farm with some of their livestock, also work to inspire area students to have an interest in agriculture.

Seth & Courtney Umbarger: Conservationists on the Farm

The Southwest Virginia couple’s efforts have advanced beyond farm-to-table to a new effort: farm-to-school.
Lily, owned by Scott Ramsey, stands sentinel at Black Balsam Knob, near Milepost 420 of the North Carolina Blue Ridge Parkway, looking west at a beautiful sunset.

Photo Essay: Instagram-worthy Spots Your Dog Will Love

We asked our readers for their favorite images of their dogs in the mountains. And boy, did they ever come through!

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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

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