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Skywatch: September/October 2022

An Immense Nebula Splits the Milky Way, Lengthwise
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New Life at the Old Fries Depot

After 12 years of planning, construction and red tape, the town of Fries, Virginia, has a new open-air market structure downtown.
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New Photo Books: The Smokies & The Parkway

Photo salutes shine on the micro and macro of two national parks.
Among the benefits of the 960-acre conservation in McDowell County, North Carolina, are protections of rare species and of headwater streams.

Foothills Conservancy Protects 960 New Acres

North Carolina lands are to be the site of a future trail through Burke and Caldwell counties.
Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs, by Sally Mann. Little, Brown & Company, 2015. 482 pp.

Book Note – Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs

by Sally Mann. Little, Brown & Company, 2015. 482 pp.

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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