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Winning Images: 2012 Fall Photo Contest

We asked our readers to submit their images of our beautiful region in autumn. And they certainly delivered! Stunning photographs of foliage, wildlife and mountain scenery made it tough for our staff to choose the winners.

Hard Candy Christmas

All over the calendar, craft fairs bloom like kudzu on tomato vines. Then come the heavy-hitters of November and December – a time when buyers shop and crafters love to sell.

Beyond Mayberry: Andy Griffith and Mount Airy North Carolina

Laurel Hill Publishing LLC is pleased to announce the publication of 35th book from the regional history press. Beyond Mayberry: A Memoir of Andy Griffith and Mount Airy North Carolina by Thomas D. Perry.

Old Footage of Sliding Rock in Pisgah Forest, NC

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This first place shot of Elk River Falls in Elk Park, N.C. was taken during an October trip to the area.

Winning Images: 2012 Fall Photo Contest

We asked our readers to submit their images of our beautiful region in autumn. And they certainly delivered! Stunning photographs of foliage, wildlife and mountain scenery made it tough for our staff to choose the winners.
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Hard Candy Christmas

All over the calendar, craft fairs bloom like kudzu on tomato vines. Then come the heavy-hitters of November and December – a time when buyers shop and crafters love to sell.
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Beyond Mayberry: Andy Griffith and Mount Airy North Carolina

Laurel Hill Publishing LLC is pleased to announce the publication of 35th book from the regional history press. Beyond Mayberry: A Memoir of Andy Griffith and Mount Airy North Carolina by Thomas D. Perry.
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Old Footage of Sliding Rock in Pisgah Forest, NC

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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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