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Along the New River: New Life for 1887 Building

Tiny Foster Falls, Virginia, regains some of its old luster with a new inn.

Richard Wells: The Founder of this Magazine Looks Back

Usually our Mountain Q & A asks multiple questions. For this 35th anniversary issue we’ve asked our founder and publisher just one: Would you tell us about the background, conception and realization of Blue Ridge Country?

Singing in the Garden: Garden Party

"My garden threw a party, the bees by hundreds came. They kissed her so completely that she never was the same." —Ginny Neil

A Synergy of What Was and What Can Be: ‘All Roads Lead to Pendleton’

Two hundred years ago, the upstate South Carolina town of Pendleton was the place to live. Today, it’s thriving in new and history-rich ways.

A North Carolina Summer Gem: Walking Lake James State Park

"A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken." — James Dent

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Resoration of The Inn at Foster Falls is the result of years of research on its original construction to assure true-to-history reconstruction.

Along the New River: New Life for 1887 Building

Tiny Foster Falls, Virginia, regains some of its old luster with a new inn.
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Richard Wells: The Founder of this Magazine Looks Back

Usually our Mountain Q & A asks multiple questions. For this 35th anniversary issue we’ve asked our founder and publisher just one: Would you tell us about the background, conception and realization of Blue Ridge Country?
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Singing in the Garden: Garden Party

"My garden threw a party, the bees by hundreds came. They kissed her so completely that she never was the same." —Ginny Neil
Ashtabula Plantation houses Pendleton history.

A Synergy of What Was and What Can Be: ‘All Roads Lead to Pendleton’

Two hundred years ago, the upstate South Carolina town of Pendleton was the place to live. Today, it’s thriving in new and history-rich ways.
Lake James is a 3,700-acre impoundment.

A North Carolina Summer Gem: Walking Lake James State Park

"A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken." — James Dent
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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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