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Lapping Waters, Quiet Evenings: Life by the Lake

The peacefulness of water just outside the door seems to engender not just a quiet restfulness for the owners, but also a delightful lure to family and friends.

Hatfields & McCoys, Revisited: Part 2

By Altina Waller, author of "Feud: Hatfields, McCoys, and Social Change in Appalachia, 1860-1900 (Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies)"

Introducing “Hatfields & McCoys: Revisiting the Feud”

Join us for a brand new guest blog series that will dive deeper than ever before into the true story of America's most brutal feud.

From the Farm: Assembling the Elephant

Pieces of lives are just that until someone stands back, considers and stitches them into a living, breathing whole.

You Said It: 3 Covers That Almost Were

The cover of our May/June 2014 issue was selected with a little help from our 16,200+ Facebook fans. Take a look at the other three options!

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Supper conversation at the Osterfeld house in Lake Jocassee, S.C., includes the sounds of fish plopping into the water and geese flying overhead.

Lapping Waters, Quiet Evenings: Life by the Lake

The peacefulness of water just outside the door seems to engender not just a quiet restfulness for the owners, but also a delightful lure to family and friends.
Pictured from left to right: Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy, Johnse Hatfield, Roseanna McCoy and Capt. William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield.

Hatfields & McCoys, Revisited: Part 2

By Altina Waller, author of "Feud: Hatfields, McCoys, and Social Change in Appalachia, 1860-1900 (Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies)"
Pictured from left to right: Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy, Johnse Hatfield, Roseanna McCoy and Capt. William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield.

Introducing “Hatfields & McCoys: Revisiting the Feud”

Join us for a brand new guest blog series that will dive deeper than ever before into the true story of America's most brutal feud.
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From the Farm: Assembling the Elephant

Pieces of lives are just that until someone stands back, considers and stitches them into a living, breathing whole.
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You Said It: 3 Covers That Almost Were

The cover of our May/June 2014 issue was selected with a little help from our 16,200+ Facebook fans. Take a look at the other three options!
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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
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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
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The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

June 29, 2026

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