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To Bunny or Not to Bunny

Whether you want to attract or repel ‘em, here’s what you need to know.
Eli and Sam share duties with Charlotte’s new chicks.

Gifts of the Land: Charlotte – Nine Chicks in a Henhouse

How a Rhode Island Red hen resumes motherhood.
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Childhood Fears

Turns out they lessen, but re-emerge in adult versions.
Eppa Rixey’s 1933 baseball card.

From the Editor: Eppa Rixey – Best Name for Springtime?

The springtimes of boyhood were framed around baseball for me, from playing every day to rooting passionately every day for the hometown Baltimore Orioles.
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The Mountain Q&A – Tammie Nazario: Director, Kentucky Wildlands

A true daughter of Southeast Kentucky, she grew up biking and “running the creeks” in rural Stearns. Today, she is the head of a growing nonprofit and leading the effort to make this 41-county region the state’s first National Heritage Area.

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Knoxville Asian Festival, August 29-30,  Knoxville, Tennessee. Photo courtesy of Asian Culture Center of TN
Events

Fall 2026 Festivals & Events Guide

From the Virginias and the Carolinas to Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky, our annual compendium is the perfect travel companion. Inside,

4th of July Parade & Festival, July 4, Blowing Rock, North Carolina.
Events

Summer 2026 Festivals & Events Guide

From the Virginias and the Carolinas to Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky, our annual compendium is the perfect travel companion. Inside,

CALENDAR OF EVENTS