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Kurt’s Hikes: Old Favorites, Including a Visit to Chiggerville

Seeing Southern: Love’s Farewell Tour International Storytelling Festival

Everyone is a storyteller. You and me, for, after all, our lives are made up of a chain of stories stringing childhood to old age and who better to convey them that the ones who have a front row seat as the yarn unravels. Experience

Kurt’s Hikes: Mountains and Beach

Spartanburg: From Mill Town To Art Town

Once upon a time, Spartanburg, South Carolina was known as the Lowell of the South, with upwards of 40 textile mills operating full tilt throughout the county. Now it has a new identity—as a center for artists and the art they create.

“Virginia” in Virginia: Discovering Patsy Cline in Winchester

Walking Winchester in the relentless rain of a soggy spring could not dampen my enthusiasm to see the home of a country music legend.

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On the way to Wind Rock, the AT crosses a 4,000-foot plateau.

Kurt’s Hikes: Old Favorites, Including a Visit to Chiggerville

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Seeing Southern: Love’s Farewell Tour International Storytelling Festival

Everyone is a storyteller. You and me, for, after all, our lives are made up of a chain of stories stringing childhood to old age and who better to convey them that the ones who have a front row seat as the yarn unravels. Experience the best stories.
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Kurt’s Hikes: Mountains and Beach

Spartanburg

Spartanburg: From Mill Town To Art Town

Once upon a time, Spartanburg, South Carolina was known as the Lowell of the South, with upwards of 40 textile mills operating full tilt throughout the county. Now it has a new identity—as a center for artists and the art they create.
The Patsy Cline House

“Virginia” in Virginia: Discovering Patsy Cline in Winchester

Walking Winchester in the relentless rain of a soggy spring could not dampen my enthusiasm to see the home of a country music legend.
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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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