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Airstreams and RVs

On a mountaintop in Floyd County, Va., Airstreamers have spent their summer since the 1970s.

15 Wildflower Favorites

Here’s a highly subjective list of 15 favorite wildflowers you’ll find blooming along the Blue Ridge Parkway – from diminutive trout lily and bloodroot, whose cheerful yellow and white blooms signal the end of winter, to the goldenrods and asters...

Remarkable Trees of Virginia

Review of Nancy Ross Hugo's latest book.

The Lonesome Death of Ottie Cline Powell

In a dappled clearing among the trees at the mountain's crest is a memorial to the youngest person ever to climb Bluff Mountain alone. He was four-year-old Ottie Cline Powell.

Tragedy in the Making? Sudden Oak Death Looms

Here in the 100th Anniversary year of the first detection of the chestnut blight, the tree that has largely replaced it in the forests of the southern Appalachians is at risk for a similar fate.

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Airstreams and RVs

On a mountaintop in Floyd County, Va., Airstreamers have spent their summer since the 1970s.
Butterfly magnet. Joe-pye weed and its relatives draw well.

15 Wildflower Favorites

Here’s a highly subjective list of 15 favorite wildflowers you’ll find blooming along the Blue Ridge Parkway – from diminutive trout lily and bloodroot, whose cheerful yellow and white blooms signal the end of winter, to the goldenrods and asters...
Newest Book by Nancy Ross Hugo.

Remarkable Trees of Virginia

Review of Nancy Ross Hugo's latest book.
The Lonesome Death of Ottie Cline Powell

The Lonesome Death of Ottie Cline Powell

In a dappled clearing among the trees at the mountain's crest is a memorial to the youngest person ever to climb Bluff Mountain alone. He was four-year-old Ottie Cline Powell.
Tragedy in the Making? Sudden Oak Death Looms

Tragedy in the Making? Sudden Oak Death Looms

Here in the 100th Anniversary year of the first detection of the chestnut blight, the tree that has largely replaced it in the forests of the southern Appalachians is at risk for a similar fate.
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Knoxville Asian Festival, August 29-30,  Knoxville, Tennessee. Photo courtesy of Asian Culture Center of TN
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Fall 2026 Festivals & Events Guide

From the Virginias and the Carolinas to Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky, our annual compendium is the perfect travel companion. Inside,

April 20, 2026
4th of July Parade & Festival, July 4, Blowing Rock, North Carolina.
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Summer 2026 Festivals & Events Guide

From the Virginias and the Carolinas to Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky, our annual compendium is the perfect travel companion. Inside,

April 20, 2026

CALENDAR OF EVENTS