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New Day for Blue Ridge Country

Same Pages, New Owner

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.

Gifts of the Land: Ice Storm Coming

One family’s rituals for readying home and hearth.

Cold Call

Researchers are gauging the health of Blue Ridge bats in winter.

January/February Skywatch: Is the Brightest Star the Closest?

Stars are without a doubt far, even the closest ones.

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Randy Thompson, Owner and Publisher, VistaMedia Inc.

New Day for Blue Ridge Country

Same Pages, New Owner
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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.
skywatch

January/February Skywatch: Is the Brightest Star the Closest?

Stars are without a doubt far, even the closest ones.
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At Coopers Rock State Forest, new Stargazer cabins invite guests to look up through skylights and telescopes.
Country Roads

Even Closer to Almost Heaven

New Stargazer cabins at Coopers Rock State Forest offer a skyward escape in the mountains of West Virginia.

June 29, 2026
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Country Roads

A Mountain Tradition Turns 90 

Visitors flock to Galax, Virginia, each summer for the Old Fiddlers’ Convention, a days-long celebration of Appalachian music.

June 29, 2026
Synchronous Fireflies
Creature Feature

The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

June 29, 2026

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