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Guest Column: The Power of the Parkway and Partnerships

Carolyn Ward’s distinguished career has spanned three decades from field interpreter at Hungry Mother State Park to CEO of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation.

Singing in the Garden: Apple Days

"The best way to pick apples is with a glass of last year’s cider in your belly." —Unknown

Book Note – Step into the Circle: Writers in Modern Appalachia

There’s a wide range of writers profiled in “Step into the Circle”—novelists and short story writers, essayists and poets. What lies at the root of all of their work is place.

Virginia’s 41st State Park is its First Blueway Park

Clinch River State Park is home to water recreation and to the endangered eastern hellbender.

Bluffs Coffee Shop Roars Back to Life

Take a trip down memory lane on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

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Carolyn Ward

Guest Column: The Power of the Parkway and Partnerships

Carolyn Ward’s distinguished career has spanned three decades from field interpreter at Hungry Mother State Park to CEO of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation.
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Singing in the Garden: Apple Days

"The best way to pick apples is with a glass of last year’s cider in your belly." —Unknown
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Book Note – Step into the Circle: Writers in Modern Appalachia

There’s a wide range of writers profiled in “Step into the Circle”—novelists and short story writers, essayists and poets. What lies at the root of all of their work is place.
Clinch River State Park is home to water recreation.

Virginia’s 41st State Park is its First Blueway Park

Clinch River State Park is home to water recreation and to the endangered eastern hellbender.
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Bluffs Coffee Shop Roars Back to Life

Take a trip down memory lane on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Coyote (Canis latrans) wandering out from the forest into the loop road on a summer late morning.
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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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