Connect With Us
Facebook-f X-twitter Youtube Instagram

Book Reviews

CURRENT Book Reviews

Good Southern Food: Cider Beans, Wild Greens, and Dandelion Jelly

The picturesque mountains and rolling countryside won over West Coast native Joan E. Aller when she moved from California to Tennessee.

Great Waterfalls of North Carolina

Neil Regan captures the beauty and awe of one of nature’s most unique features in a comprehensive guide of waterfalls in western North Carolina.

Stonewall Jackson’s Black Sunday School

Stonewall Jackson's Black Sunday School Known for his leadership in the Confederate army during the Civil War, Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson was more than just a good general.

Rail-Trails: Mid-Atlantic

Railroad passengers once zoomed across dreamy landscapes in the Appalachians, whisking over rivers and sailing past rocky bluffs. Now, though, passenger trains are practically extinct. But many of the great railway passages remain - as trails.

Redneck Boy in the Promised Land: The Confessions of Crazy Cooter

The best part of this rags to riches autobiography is that Ben Jones leaves no ugly truths lying beneath unturned stones.

Current Issue

The picturesque mountains and rolling countryside won over West Coast native Joan E. Aller when she moved from California to Tennessee.

Good Southern Food: Cider Beans, Wild Greens, and Dandelion Jelly

The picturesque mountains and rolling countryside won over West Coast native Joan E. Aller when she moved from California to Tennessee.
Neil Regan captures the beauty and awe of one of nature’s most unique features in a comprehensive guide of waterfalls in western North Carolina.

Great Waterfalls of North Carolina

Neil Regan captures the beauty and awe of one of nature’s most unique features in a comprehensive guide of waterfalls in western North Carolina.
Known for his leadership in the Confederate army during the Civil War, Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson was more than just a good general.

Stonewall Jackson’s Black Sunday School

Stonewall Jackson's Black Sunday School Known for his leadership in the Confederate army during the Civil War, Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson was more than just a good general.
“Rail-Trails: Mid-Atlantic,” Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, 195 pp., softcover, $15.95. Wilderness Press, 2007. 800-443-7227, wildernesspress.com.

Rail-Trails: Mid-Atlantic

Railroad passengers once zoomed across dreamy landscapes in the Appalachians, whisking over rivers and sailing past rocky bluffs. Now, though, passenger trains are practically extinct. But many of the great railway passages remain - as trails.
“Redneck Boy In the Promised Land: The Confessions of Crazy Cooter,” by Ben Jones. 304 pages, $23.95 hardcover, Harmony Books. randomhouse.com, 800-733-3000.

Redneck Boy in the Promised Land: The Confessions of Crazy Cooter

The best part of this rags to riches autobiography is that Ben Jones leaves no ugly truths lying beneath unturned stones.
VIEW MORE

Departments

At Coopers Rock State Forest, new Stargazer cabins invite guests to look up through skylights and telescopes.
Country Roads

Even Closer to Almost Heaven

New Stargazer cabins at Coopers Rock State Forest offer a skyward escape in the mountains of West Virginia.

June 29, 2026
©Duncan Seaman
Country Roads

A Mountain Tradition Turns 90 

Visitors flock to Galax, Virginia, each summer for the Old Fiddlers’ Convention, a days-long celebration of Appalachian music.

June 29, 2026
Synchronous Fireflies
Creature Feature

The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

June 29, 2026

CALENDAR OF EVENTS