Connect With Us
Facebook-f X-twitter Youtube Instagram

May 2023

5c7f92ec-ea8e-11ed-8568-12163087a831-5

Singing in the Garden: Last Laugh

"If you find something dead, roll in it so you can share the sweet smell with someone you love." —Luke
Brad Shepherd and Daryl Royse opened Whitesburg’s Heritage Kitchen in 2015.

Flavors: Gravy after the Flood, Depression-Era Chili

Superlatives for Eastern Kentucky cuisine include the Heritage Kitchen’s heroics in the face of flooding, Tommy’s five-generation chili and Baker Farm’s world-class tomatoes.
The Colonial Revival James County courthouse was built in 1913, still stands in Ooltewah and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Lost County of James

A fierce streak of independence took the form, not long after the Civil War, of a set of far east Tennesseans establishing their own county.
At North Carolina’s Craggy Gardens, the passage of a storm highlights rhododendron color.

Rhododendron Revelry: An Ode to the Region’s Iconic Shrub

Covering more than 74 million acres of the South, this woody plant plays an important role in ecology, culture and childhood memory.
Joe Morris says he “started coming with a regular Thursday crew and now it’s exploded. It’s essentially the entirety of my life.”

Forging a New Trail in Life

A series of tragedies steered Joe Morris toward the Appalachian Trail—and a new calling.
VIEW MORE

Current Issue

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

April 12, 2018

CALENDAR OF EVENTS