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Buchanan: A Virginia River Gem and Gateway Community Past & Present

Resting at the southern end of the Shenandoah Valley and the northern end of the Roanoke Valley, Buchanan is the best of both worlds: a river town and a mountain town.

Stonewall Resort State Park: Four Miles by Water and through Forest

The West Virginia park also offers several other easy walks plus golf, disc golf, pools, a spa, bicycle rentals and much more.

Creature Feature: Gray Fox

Increasing coyote populations in the southeastern U.S. may be having an impact on gray fox populations

Mill Creek Stories: As American As…

Including the vagaries of love versus a soggy bottom.

From the Editor: Doggies in the Snow

We’d like to celebrate dogs having fun in the snow in our November/December issue, and hope you might like to contribute.

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Buchanan is nestled along old U.S. 11 and flanked by the James River.

Buchanan: A Virginia River Gem and Gateway Community Past & Present

Resting at the southern end of the Shenandoah Valley and the northern end of the Roanoke Valley, Buchanan is the best of both worlds: a river town and a mountain town.
West Virginia’s Stonewall Resort State Park is anchored by 2,630-acre Stonewall Jackson Lake.

Stonewall Resort State Park: Four Miles by Water and through Forest

The West Virginia park also offers several other easy walks plus golf, disc golf, pools, a spa, bicycle rentals and much more.
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Creature Feature: Gray Fox

Increasing coyote populations in the southeastern U.S. may be having an impact on gray fox populations
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Mill Creek Stories: As American As…

Including the vagaries of love versus a soggy bottom.
Henry, owner of Associate Editor Liz Long, enjoys the snow only for as long as it takes him to realize it makes him wet.

From the Editor: Doggies in the Snow

We’d like to celebrate dogs having fun in the snow in our November/December issue, and hope you might like to contribute.
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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.
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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.

June 26, 2026

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