Archive
Mountain Monster: The Snallygaster
More than 100 years ago, this razor-beaked, lethal-clawed, high-screech creature roamed the western Maryland mountains. Or did it? Read more
Jan 1, 2012
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Guidebook
Excellent coverage of trails and special use areas, with photographs and clear maps, this is a guidebook that will enhance any outdoor enthusiast’s experience of this national treasure. Read more
Jul 1, 2009
First Union: The Melungeons Revisited
In 1991, writer Joan Vannorsdall Schroeder spent time in southwest Virginia and northeast Tennessee investigating the Melungeons, a group of people who'd been an enigma in Appalachian history for centuries. Read more
Feb 1, 2009
The Crafty Halfback
A look at several phenomena in genuine need of a closer look: Florida immigrants, the use of perfectly good raw materials to create something often less useful than the materials, and the state of the modern American novel. Read more
Jul 1, 2011
Elizabeth Hunter
From the Farm: For the Wild World
The challenges facing the monarchs and the wild bees bring illumination and duty to protect what we put in peril. Read more
Oct 14, 2014
Photographing West Virginia Wilderness
Photographer Laura Moul spent a month at West Virginia's Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge. A journal of her stay will appear in the next few Word & Image blogs. Read more
Jun 13, 2010
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