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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.
The Falls of Hills Creek is one of 29 stops on the new West Virginia Waterfalls Trail.

Exploring 29 Falls: The WVA Waterfalls Trail

West Virginia also adds a second driving route to its Mountain Rides program.

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Smith Mountain Lake Virginia is a hidden gem within the Blue Ridge Mountains. This beautiful area features boating, sailing, hiking, shopping, fishing, and much more.
From The Editor

Sarah Smiles: The Lake Effect

Growing up, many of my weekends were spent at my late step-grandmother’s house on Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia.

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