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Book Note – A Land More Kind Than Home

by Wiley Cash. HarperCollins Publishers, 2012. 309 pp.

Corbin, Kentucky: Moonbows, Fried Chicken, Lights on Main Street

An eastern Kentucky town that avoided the recent flooding of the region has a mixed past to look back on, and is powerfully meeting the challenge of moving forward positively.

Erwin, Tennessee: Linear Trail Belies its Urban Setting

The 4.25-mile trail is not far from an Interstate highway, yet offers ample wildlife, ponds and even scenic views.

The Mountain Q&A – Alex Gibson: Facing Appalshop’s Future

Alex Gibson is executive director of Appalshop—home to the largest body of creative work on Appalachia in the world. He’s taking the Whitesburg, Kentucky, nonprofit into its next 50 years as an arts, culture and media education center.

Toasting the Trees

All you need to enjoy this ancient rite is a ticket and a merry heart.

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A Land More Kind Than Home, by Wiley Cash. HarperCollins Publishers, 2012. 309 pp.

Book Note – A Land More Kind Than Home

by Wiley Cash. HarperCollins Publishers, 2012. 309 pp.
One of the few places in the world where you can see a lunar rainbow on full-moon nights, Cumberland Falls draws thousands of visitors annually to the Corbin area.

Corbin, Kentucky: Moonbows, Fried Chicken, Lights on Main Street

An eastern Kentucky town that avoided the recent flooding of the region has a mixed past to look back on, and is powerfully meeting the challenge of moving forward positively.
Downtown Erwin is only one aspect of a trail that leads through wetlands, wildlife and more.

Erwin, Tennessee: Linear Trail Belies its Urban Setting

The 4.25-mile trail is not far from an Interstate highway, yet offers ample wildlife, ponds and even scenic views.
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The Mountain Q&A – Alex Gibson: Facing Appalshop’s Future

Alex Gibson is executive director of Appalshop—home to the largest body of creative work on Appalachia in the world. He’s taking the Whitesburg, Kentucky, nonprofit into its next 50 years as an arts, culture and media education center.
Wassail! wassail! all over the town, our toast it is white and our ale it is brown. ~Old English Song

Toasting the Trees

All you need to enjoy this ancient rite is a ticket and a merry heart.
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States across the Blue Ridge are investing in wildlife crossings to protect animals and improve roadway safety.

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