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Story Opener, The Roanoker, April '94.

From the Editor: Billy Wagner Gets His Due

A hero goes to the Hall of Fame.
Sweethearts say “I do” at The Majestic Treehouse, part of the Bolt Farm in Walhalla, South Carolina.

Romantic Mountain Retreats

Some fancy, some rustic and all for just the two of you getting away.
The Royal Red Stew product line includes regular, curry and several degrees of hot.

From Nigeria to Northeast Tennessee

This line of West African-style stews has made it into stores in five Southeastern states.
Female Common Merganser and ducklings.

Birds of the Blue Ridge: Common Merganser

Elegant, streamlined Common Mergansers gather on the freshwaters of the Blue Ridge during winter.
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March’s Mountain Wildflower: Bloodroot

One of the pleasures of a late winter/early spring walk in the woods is spying the tightly-wound green leaf of a bloodroot (Sanguinaria Canadensis) plant pushing its way through the frost-encrusted soil.

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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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