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Crossing ‘America’s River’ the Old-Fashioned Way

The Albemarle Historical Society is part-museum, part living-history exhibit.

Model Trains Celebrate Tracks through Virginia Mountains

Learn more about Luray, Virginia's newly opened train museum.

Heritage in the Digital Age

Learn more about The Appalachian Project here.

WV Lighthouse, Mountain Snorkeling and More

The story below is from our May/June 2015 issue. For the full story, including Moonshine in Marion, Mountain Snorkeling, and Martinsburg Geocaching, subscribe today, view our digital edition or download our FREE iOS app!

‘Downton Abbey’ Visits Biltmore

Biltmore Estate makes the perfect setting for the costumes from “Downton Abbey.”

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The last poled ferry in the nation operated for about 140 years at Scottsville, VA. The re-created flat-bottomed wooden ferry was made from 19th-century materials.

Crossing ‘America’s River’ the Old-Fashioned Way

The Albemarle Historical Society is part-museum, part living-history exhibit.
One focus of the Luray, Virginia's train depot model is education.

Model Trains Celebrate Tracks through Virginia Mountains

Learn more about Luray, Virginia's newly opened train museum.
Shane Simmons, right, stands with John VanArsdall.

Heritage in the Digital Age

Learn more about The Appalachian Project here.
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WV Lighthouse, Mountain Snorkeling and More

The story below is from our May/June 2015 issue. For the full story, including Moonshine in Marion, Mountain Snorkeling, and Martinsburg Geocaching, subscribe today, view our digital edition or download our FREE iOS app!
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‘Downton Abbey’ Visits Biltmore

Biltmore Estate makes the perfect setting for the costumes from “Downton Abbey.”
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Vibrant Monarch butterfly clings to its translucent dew covered cocoon
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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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