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The Summit

Scouts Honor

For Scouts at the Gorge, New Heights of Adventure
Barter Theatre

The Abingdon Anniversaries

As this magazine turns 25, two entities in Abingdon, Va., are turning a lot older than that:
Cades Cove Museum

Cades Secrets Revealed

Cades Cove Museum in the historic Thompson-Brown House in Maryville, Tenn. is preserving the heritage of this once-thriving Smoky Mountain community.

Departments

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.

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.

©Duncan Seaman
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.

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