September 2025

Eli and Elaine pick persimmons from a neighbor’s backyard tree that had fallen.

Gifts of the Land: Good Deeds

Doing for the sake of doing is its own reward.
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Seven Stages of the Holidays

Tinsel to tinsel, memories to memories.
This property was the home of Velmer Bailey, the last occupant of Lost Cove.

Hills, Hollers & Hard Goodbyes: Ghost Towns of Appalachia

From self-reliant settlements to company-built coal villages, these vanished communities speak to the complex history of the mountain South.
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Singing in the Garden: One Small Fawn

The biggest act of rebellion ... is remaining defiantly hopeful. —Rupert Dreyfus
Empanadas at Hemingway’s Cuba are house-made and stuffed with either beef or chicken.

Like Miami but with Mountains

The Asheville, North Carolina, restaurant reflects a life remade in exile.

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

CALENDAR OF EVENTS