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Headwaters State Forest Opens With 6,730 acres!

Efforts at preservation began in 2009, and were accomplished in multiple transactions.

Restoring Henry River Mill Village

Calvin Reyes is the new owner of Henry River Mill Village, an abandoned ghost town in Burke County, North Carolina.

Re-creating The 18th Century Crockett Rises

A Tennessee state park takes pains to go back to its genuine roots.

Mill Creek Stories: The Safe Place

The secrets of hiding holiday gifts.

From the Editor: The Photo

You’re out doing something you love, and somebody gets a candid shot of it? Might be the best kind of photo there is.

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The new Headwaters State Forest in North Carolina’s Transylvania County is home to some 25 waterfalls.

Headwaters State Forest Opens With 6,730 acres!

Efforts at preservation began in 2009, and were accomplished in multiple transactions.
Henry River Mill Village from above.

Restoring Henry River Mill Village

Calvin Reyes is the new owner of Henry River Mill Village, an abandoned ghost town in Burke County, North Carolina.
Park manager Jackie Fischer shows off a recently built replica of the David Crockett birthplace cabin near Limestone, Tennessee.

Re-creating The 18th Century Crockett Rises

A Tennessee state park takes pains to go back to its genuine roots.
Best wishes to everyone in the Blue Ridge Country community for a lovely holiday season and a fabulous new year.

Mill Creek Stories: The Safe Place

The secrets of hiding holiday gifts.
The magic of a candid photo is even more poignant when it’s against a backdrop of Virginia mountains and sky.

From the Editor: The Photo

You’re out doing something you love, and somebody gets a candid shot of it? Might be the best kind of photo there is.
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Coyote (Canis latrans) wandering out from the forest into the loop road on a summer late morning.
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Critters Crossing! 

States across the Blue Ridge are investing in wildlife crossings to protect animals and improve roadway safety.

September 1, 2026

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