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I went to Point Pleasant, W.Va. to check out Mothman, an A-list monster that appeared there in the 1960s – and in a Richard Gere movie 40 years later.
Photographer Laura Moul spent a month at West Virginia's Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge. This is the third installation of a journal of her stay appearing in our Word & Image blogs.
The National Committee for the New River is floating from Boone, NC to Gauley Bridge, W.Va., where the New joins the Gauley to form the Kanawha. Tim Thornton is paddling along and dropping a line whenever he can find a wireless connection.
Stay tuned for the newest addition to BlueRidgeCountry.com – Word & Image. You'll hear from some of our favorite writers and photographers on this multi-contributor blog!
The National Committee for the New River is floating from Boone, N.C. to Gauley Bridge, W.Va., where the New joins the Gauley to form the Kanawha. Tim Thornton is paddling along and dropping a line whenever he can find a wireless connection.
I went to Point Pleasant, W.Va. to check out Mothman, an A-list monster that appeared there in the 1960s – and in a Richard Gere movie 40 years later.
Photographer Laura Moul spent a month at West Virginia's Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge. This is the third installation of a journal of her stay appearing in our Word & Image blogs.
The National Committee for the New River is floating from Boone, NC to Gauley Bridge, W.Va., where the New joins the Gauley to form the Kanawha. Tim Thornton is paddling along and dropping a line whenever he can find a wireless connection.
Stay tuned for the newest addition to BlueRidgeCountry.com – Word & Image. You'll hear from some of our favorite writers and photographers on this multi-contributor blog!
The National Committee for the New River is floating from Boone, N.C. to Gauley Bridge, W.Va., where the New joins the Gauley to form the Kanawha. Tim Thornton is paddling along and dropping a line whenever he can find a wireless connection.
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Country Roads
Skywatch: November/December 2026
Have You Seen the “Great Big Dipper?”
November 1, 2026

Events
25 Years of Rhythm and Roots at the Birthplace of Country Music
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Singing in the Garden
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“There are only 10 minutes in the life of [the average] pear when it is perfect to eat.” —Abraham Lincoln,
September 1, 2026
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