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From the Editor: Rooting from the Region – Who’s Bob Porterfield?

On our family’s summer visits to Radford, Virginia, my grandfather paid keen and careful attention to his grandchildren.

From the Editor: Magazine History – 35th Anniversary Kickoff

The January/February 2023 issue marks the start of Blue Ridge Country's 35th anniversary year.

From the Editor: Column Stars Gain One

This magazine has been blessed, since it earliest issues in the late 1980s, with a bounty of talented, dedicated and insightful columnists.

From the Editor: Doggies in the Snow

We’d like to celebrate dogs having fun in the snow in our November/December issue, and hope you might like to contribute.

From the Editor: Little Tinker – Small Stream, Big Identity

Narrow, 12-mile Tinker Creek, in Roanoke, Virginia, has gained fame far beyond its size for several notable reasons.

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From the Editor: Rooting from the Region – Who’s Bob Porterfield?

On our family’s summer visits to Radford, Virginia, my grandfather paid keen and careful attention to his grandchildren.
Kurt Rheinheimer

From the Editor: Magazine History – 35th Anniversary Kickoff

The January/February 2023 issue marks the start of Blue Ridge Country's 35th anniversary year.
Kurt Rheinheimer

From the Editor: Column Stars Gain One

This magazine has been blessed, since it earliest issues in the late 1980s, with a bounty of talented, dedicated and insightful columnists.
Henry, owner of Associate Editor Liz Long, enjoys the snow only for as long as it takes him to realize it makes him wet.

From the Editor: Doggies in the Snow

We’d like to celebrate dogs having fun in the snow in our November/December issue, and hope you might like to contribute.
Tinker Creek, just upstream from its flow into the Roanoke.

From the Editor: Little Tinker – Small Stream, Big Identity

Narrow, 12-mile Tinker Creek, in Roanoke, Virginia, has gained fame far beyond its size for several notable reasons.
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Knoxville Asian Festival, August 29-30,  Knoxville, Tennessee. Photo courtesy of Asian Culture Center of TN
Events

Fall 2026 Festivals & Events Guide

From the Virginias and the Carolinas to Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky, our annual compendium is the perfect travel companion. Inside,

April 20, 2026
4th of July Parade & Festival, July 4, Blowing Rock, North Carolina.
Events

Summer 2026 Festivals & Events Guide

From the Virginias and the Carolinas to Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky, our annual compendium is the perfect travel companion. Inside,

April 20, 2026

CALENDAR OF EVENTS