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January 1, 2026

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Sarah Smiles: Slow Travels in East Tennessee

Burgers, Bobcats and Big Firsts
Daybreak at Elakala Falls in West Virginia’s Blackwater Falls State Park on a perfect winter morning.

Quiet Beauty of Mountain Winter: A Photo Essay

Our contributing photographers braved the chill to capture the calm of the cold months.
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Singing in the Garden: A Song for Living

In winter, unless there’s a blizzard roaring down the chimney and shaking the tin roof, the farm is mostly quiet.
The original Academy burned in 1911.

Curios: When Lynchburg, Virginia, Was King

With the likes of Douglas Fairbanks, Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong performing live, the little city with the highest per capita income in the U.S. was a national hotspot for entertainment.
Joel Ridge Nature Preserve near Lake Lure is a recent protection by Conserving Carolina.

Conserving Carolina Reaches 50,000-Acre Milestone

The nonprofit Conserving Carolina organization is celebrating reaching a milestone of 50,000 acres protected across western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina.
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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
This photos of Cornelia Vanderbilt Cecil is undated, but was likely taken around the time of her 1924 marriage to John Cecil.
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Your Favorite Stories of 2017

From “The Strange Post-Biltmore Life of Cornelia Vanderbilt,” to the “Entire Mountain Town that Was Sold at Auction,” revisit our

October 20, 2017

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