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Showplace Comeback: 1950s Theater Rises

St. Paul, Virginia, welcomes the Lyric back for a grand opening and shows.

174 Acres: New Play along the New River

The Grayson County, Virginia, land will become a park.

Mirrors for Walls: New In-Nature Stay

The well-appointed small cabins are unique to the nation.

Book Note – A Land More Kind Than Home

by Wiley Cash. HarperCollins Publishers, 2012. 309 pp.

Toasting the Trees

All you need to enjoy this ancient rite is a ticket and a merry heart.

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The 1950s-era Lyric Theater is celebrating its rebirth in January.

Showplace Comeback: 1950s Theater Rises

St. Paul, Virginia, welcomes the Lyric back for a grand opening and shows.
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174 Acres: New Play along the New River

The Grayson County, Virginia, land will become a park.
This example photo shows the construction technique of the Bolt Farm mirror-created “invisible” cabins, from which during daylight no one outside can see inside; curtains keep nighttime private.

Mirrors for Walls: New In-Nature Stay

The well-appointed small cabins are unique to the nation.
A Land More Kind Than Home, by Wiley Cash. HarperCollins Publishers, 2012. 309 pp.

Book Note – A Land More Kind Than Home

by Wiley Cash. HarperCollins Publishers, 2012. 309 pp.
Wassail! wassail! all over the town, our toast it is white and our ale it is brown. ~Old English Song

Toasting the Trees

All you need to enjoy this ancient rite is a ticket and a merry heart.
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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
©Duncan Seaman
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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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