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Largest North Carolina Public Telescope Peers into Mountain Skies

A custom-built StarStructure Newtonian telescope has opened Mayland Community College’s Earth to Sky Park in Burnsville, North Carolina.
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‘Waltons’ Legacy Continues: Hamner House Opens for Tours

Earl Hamner Jr’s boyhood home, to the cheers of Walton-Hamner fans worldwide, is now open daily for tours.
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North Carolina Teen On the Rise

There’s a rising star on the old time traditional music scene.
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Anakeesta: New Smokies Family Destination

You can zip through the trees and even walk among the treetop canopy at Anakeesta, a new family destination in downtown Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
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Hot Springs to Lover’s Leap

The little North Carolina town is one of the Appalachian Trail’s most-fun walk-through towns. And just beyond: A great viewpoint.

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Coyote (Canis latrans) wandering out from the forest into the loop road on a summer late morning.
Country Roads

Critters Crossing! 

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

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