Mary Leidig

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Kim DeLozier: Wildlife Biologist, Author, and Park Ranger 

He’s cared for wild animals for nearly five decades, and his innovative work led to the highly successful reintroduction of elk into Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Today, more than 250 elk roam the nation’s most visited national park.
Mia Hall: Executive Director of Penland School for Craft

The Mountain Q&A – Mia Hall: Executive Director of Penland School for Craft

She came from Sweden to America as an international student, and now leads one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious art schools.
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The Mountain Q&A – Jeff Eastman: CEO, Remote Area Medical

Remote Area Medical, with roots in the Southern Appalachians, has provided free health care since 1985 to over 1 million people through mobile pop-up clinics across the nation. “Free Is In Our DNA.”
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The Mountain Q&A – Betty & Robert Balentine: Founders of Southern Highlands Reserve

The 120-acre mountaintop property is the only high-elevation native plant garden in the eastern United States.
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The Mountain Q&A – Dolly Parton: The Nation’s Sweetheart, Among So Many Other Things

The award-winning songwriter, entertainer, global philanthropist and creator of Imagination Library is also celebrating the 40th anniversary of her theme park Dollywood.

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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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