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Creature Feature: Engineers of Climate Control

Busy beavers help mitigate the effects of warming rivers.

Gifts of the Land: How to Hold a Crayfish – Gish Branch and Lessons Learned

Grandsons’ disparate personalities are revealed on a creek day dedicated to subtle environmental lessons.

Mill Creek Stories: Outnumbered

Surrounded by dogs, she has no capacity to say no to even more.

From the Editor: With Apologies to Many More… 35 People Who Made Blue Ridge Country

As the magazine celebrates 35 years, allow us to thank 35 notables whose key roles helped make the anniversary possible.

Taking the Waters, At Last

Closed in 2017, the Warm Spring Pools of Bath County, Virginia, are again ready to receive bathers.

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Creature Feature: Engineers of Climate Control

Busy beavers help mitigate the effects of warming rivers.
Eli and Sam Reynolds examine the crayfish and minnows they’ve just corralled from Catawba Creek.

Gifts of the Land: How to Hold a Crayfish – Gish Branch and Lessons Learned

Grandsons’ disparate personalities are revealed on a creek day dedicated to subtle environmental lessons.
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Mill Creek Stories: Outnumbered

Surrounded by dogs, she has no capacity to say no to even more.
Kurt Rheinheimer

From the Editor: With Apologies to Many More… 35 People Who Made Blue Ridge Country

As the magazine celebrates 35 years, allow us to thank 35 notables whose key roles helped make the anniversary possible.
The Drinking Spring, where visitors once dipped a bucket to partake of the waters, is located in front of the visitor center and the Ladies’ Pool.

Taking the Waters, At Last

Closed in 2017, the Warm Spring Pools of Bath County, Virginia, are again ready to receive bathers.
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Knoxville Asian Festival, August 29-30,  Knoxville, Tennessee. Photo courtesy of Asian Culture Center of TN
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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,

April 20, 2026
4th of July Parade & Festival, July 4, Blowing Rock, North Carolina.
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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,

April 20, 2026

CALENDAR OF EVENTS