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Skywatch July & August: Summer’s Big Five

If you know just five stars—the brightest five—then you are already on your way to knowing the summer sky.

New 12.5-Mile Trail Links Bristol, Virginia and Mendota, Virginia.

The Mendota Trail has more than a dozen trestles over its 12.5-mile length.

Book Note: A Killing in the Hills

Here’s the best thing about Julia Keller’s “A Killing in the Hills”: After you read it, there are seven more novels waiting in the series.

Along the New River: New Life for 1887 Building

Tiny Foster Falls, Virginia, regains some of its old luster with a new inn.

Taking the Waters, At Last

Closed in 2017, the Warm Spring Pools of Bath County, Virginia, are again ready to receive bathers.

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Skywatch July & August: Summer’s Big Five

If you know just five stars—the brightest five—then you are already on your way to knowing the summer sky.
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New 12.5-Mile Trail Links Bristol, Virginia and Mendota, Virginia.

The Mendota Trail has more than a dozen trestles over its 12.5-mile length.
A Killing in the Hills by Julia Keller. Minotaur Books, 2012. 364pp.

Book Note: A Killing in the Hills

Here’s the best thing about Julia Keller’s “A Killing in the Hills”: After you read it, there are seven more novels waiting in the series.
Resoration of The Inn at Foster Falls is the result of years of research on its original construction to assure true-to-history reconstruction.

Along the New River: New Life for 1887 Building

Tiny Foster Falls, Virginia, regains some of its old luster with a new inn.
The Drinking Spring, where visitors once dipped a bucket to partake of the waters, is located in front of the visitor center and the Ladies’ Pool.

Taking the Waters, At Last

Closed in 2017, the Warm Spring Pools of Bath County, Virginia, are again ready to receive bathers.
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Vibrant Monarch butterfly clings to its translucent dew covered cocoon
Creature Feature

Monarch Mimickers

It’s easy to mistake other orange species for the king of fall butterflies.

August 26, 2026
At Coopers Rock State Forest, new Stargazer cabins invite guests to look up through skylights and telescopes.
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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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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

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