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Discover Kingsport Tennessee

In Kingsport, there's space for everyone, which means there are endless opportunities to get into the outdoors and safely take advantage of everything we have to offer.

Birds of the Blue Ridge: American Goldfinch

The acrobatic sunshine-yellow males and their olive-yellow female mates that we’ve named American Goldfinches are seasonally some of the last birds to nest in the Blue Ridge.

SHOP Floyd Virtually

Virtual SHOP Floyd this fall and holiday season and get discounts for shopping local!

The Good Mountain Mutt – Jumping: Ignore the Crazy

Dogs usually jump up for one of two reasons. One, they’re excited and want your attention or two, they’re unsure of the situation and they’re jumping to physically dispel their anxiety.

October’s Wild Edible: Summer Grapes

Every autumn from late September to mid-October my wife Elaine and I prowl the backroads of Botetourt County, Virginia searching for this fruit.

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Discover Kingsport Tennessee

In Kingsport, there's space for everyone, which means there are endless opportunities to get into the outdoors and safely take advantage of everything we have to offer.
A male American Goldfinch

Birds of the Blue Ridge: American Goldfinch

The acrobatic sunshine-yellow males and their olive-yellow female mates that we’ve named American Goldfinches are seasonally some of the last birds to nest in the Blue Ridge.
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SHOP Floyd Virtually

Virtual SHOP Floyd this fall and holiday season and get discounts for shopping local!
Oney's jumping days are behind him.

The Good Mountain Mutt – Jumping: Ignore the Crazy

Dogs usually jump up for one of two reasons.  One, they’re excited and want your attention or two, they’re unsure of the situation and they’re jumping to physically dispel their anxiety.
Summer grapes often grow along country roads like this one in Botetourt County, Virginia.

October’s Wild Edible: Summer Grapes

Every autumn from late September to mid-October my wife Elaine and I prowl the backroads of Botetourt County, Virginia searching for this fruit.
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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
Synchronous Fireflies
Creature Feature

The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

June 29, 2026

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