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From Log Home to Lasting Legacy

Jackie and Marvin Lawley recently retired and moved to Jackie’s family home in Gruetli-Laager, Tennessee.

Late-Night Mountain Air

Read our latest guest column in the May/June issue from award-winning author and illustrator Cece Bell.

What is it about Doc?

David Holt's admiration for the late Doc Watson is evident in the accompanying photo from one of the many times they performed together at MerleFest.

What Lies Beneath

"To sleep, perchance to dream..." -Shakespeare's "Hamlet"

Look for Local

A hundred years ago, you could find more than 1,000 varieties of apples in these mountains. Only a few of them are available now.

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From Log Home to Lasting Legacy

Jackie and Marvin Lawley recently retired and moved to Jackie’s family home in Gruetli-Laager, Tennessee.
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Late-Night Mountain Air

Read our latest guest column in the May/June issue from award-winning author and illustrator Cece Bell.
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What is it about Doc?

David Holt's admiration for the late Doc Watson is evident in the accompanying photo from one of the many times they performed together at MerleFest.
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What Lies Beneath

"To sleep, perchance to dream..." -Shakespeare's "Hamlet"
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Look for Local

A hundred years ago, you could find more than 1,000 varieties of apples in these mountains. Only a few of them are available now.
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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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