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Feel Like a Woman

Relief on a hot summer day changes a life.

Crooked Road Celebrates 20 Years

The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail turns 20 this year with celebrations continuing across southwest Virginia.

July/August Skywatch: What Lies Between Summer’s Two Brightest Stars?

Between these two luminaries is a region which, at first, might seem to have little of interest. Look again, but more closely.

New Chapters for 3 Legacy Inns

Happy Days for Balsam Mountain Inn, Cataloochee Ranch and Switzerland Inn.

Book Note: The Caretaker

by Ron Rash. Doubleday, 2023. 252pp.

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Feel Like a Woman

Relief on a hot summer day changes a life.
The Whitetop Mountain Band appears at several Crooked Road events this summer.

Crooked Road Celebrates 20 Years

The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail turns 20 this year with celebrations continuing across southwest Virginia.
skywatch

July/August Skywatch: What Lies Between Summer’s Two Brightest Stars?

Between these two luminaries is a region which, at first, might seem to have little of interest. Look again, but more closely.
Switzerland Inn is one of three North Carolina hostelries under new ownership.

New Chapters for 3 Legacy Inns

Happy Days for Balsam Mountain Inn, Cataloochee Ranch and Switzerland Inn.
Ron Rash. The Caretaker. Doubleday, 2023. 252pp.

Book Note: The Caretaker

by Ron Rash. Doubleday, 2023. 252pp.
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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.

September 1, 2026

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