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Lauren Stepp

Agri-therapy promotes healing through the act of digging in the dirt.

Growing Peace

At the Veterans Healing Farm in Western North Carolina, veterans are discovering the therapeutic power of dirt.
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.
Davis's then-record 2011 hike began at the northern terminus of the trail at Mount Katahdin in Maine. She averaged 47 miles a day.

Trailblazer to Changemaker

Jennifer Pharr Davis is using the same strength that saw her hike the 2,197-mile Appalachian Trail in 46 days to make the world a better place, including relentless Hurricane Helene recovery help in her native Western North Carolina.
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.
Frances Goodrich’s pony was named Cherokee.

Weaving a Legacy

How a Yale-educated missionary preserved a fast-fading tradition in the mountains of western North Carolina.
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Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

April 12, 2018

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