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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.

From the Editor: Remembering Elizabeth Hunter

This magazine has lost a dear and treasured friend. The world has lost much more than that.

Spring Rite: Pretending You’ll be a Baseball Star

plus watching those on the way to stardom

The Simple Lure of the Campfire: “Go Find Some Twigs Before the Embers Die”

The primal central point is a magnet for boys of all ages.

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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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From the Editor: Remembering Elizabeth Hunter

This magazine has lost a dear and treasured friend. The world has lost much more than that.
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Spring Rite: Pretending You’ll be a Baseball Star

plus watching those on the way to stardom
Andy, Tyler and Watson give morning attention to the campfire.

The Simple Lure of the Campfire: “Go Find Some Twigs Before the Embers Die”

The primal central point is a magnet for boys of all ages.
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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.

June 29, 2026
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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.

June 29, 2026
Synchronous Fireflies
Creature Feature

The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

June 29, 2026

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