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The Yokim kids wait to watch a train in Abingdon.

Traveling Home With the Family: Abingdon, VA

Since I loved growing up in Abingdon, I’d always wanted to share my hometown area with my new family; our visits, however, never seemed to last long enough.
dolly-parton-ferriswheel

Dolly Parton, Born in the Smokies

Dolly- and there's no need for a last name - grew up in these mountains, in Sevierville, Tenn.
Western Carolina Holidays

Western Carolina Holidays

Thanksgiving Dinner: November is a time to rearrange the furniture at the Lovill House Bed and Breakfast in Boone, N.C.
bela-fleck himself

Banjo Virtuoso Bela Fleck

One thing that stands out to me about your work is the huge diversity – you play jazz, classical, bluegrass rock – with musicians from all those genres – is it ever difficult to make the mental switch, so to speak?
Del McCoury

Del McCoury

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.

©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.

Synchronous Fireflies
Creature Feature

The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

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