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From the Editor: Works One Day, Works the Next

There are many other repetitions, but as cherished as any is the one that has brought me to this desk every day for every day this magazine has existed, beginning in the fall of 1988.
Sam, Eli and Elaine prepare wild persimmon waffles as a reward for the boys’ and Granddad’s labors in preparing for winter weather.

Gifts of the Land: Ice Storm Coming

One family’s rituals for readying home and hearth.
University of Georgia doctoral student Santiago Perea deploys an acoustic bat detector in a forest research area.

Cold Call

Researchers are gauging the health of Blue Ridge bats in winter.
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January/February Skywatch: Is the Brightest Star the Closest?

Stars are without a doubt far, even the closest ones.
Mountain Lake Lodge with Salt Pond Pub

Virginia’s Mountain Lake Lodge Earns Historic Hotels of America Induction

Mountain Lake Lodge, which debuted in 1851 as Salt Pond, has been inducted into Historic Hotels of America.

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