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Keeping History and Nature Alive: Cowpens National Battlefield

The South Carolina site of the Revolutionary War battle makes for an easy and informative walk.

Virginia Scenic Rivers Turns 50, Designates 110 New Miles

With 2020 as the 50th anniversary of the Virginia Scenic River System, sections of six rivers were designated for the program by the General Assembly this year.

Singing in the Garden: Nothing in Common with Miss Muffet

Where is the object that does not become beautiful when seen through the lens of intelligent inquiry? —Octavius Pickard

The Past Becomes So, and Fast: It’s Time to Jump on Time, Before it Gets Away

Is there a silver lining to be found amid the current dark clouds?

A New Normal for Blue Ridge Towns?

The pandemic has caused havoc. Can our small mountain towns survive in its wake?

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The battle took place on Green River Road on a cold winter day.

Keeping History and Nature Alive: Cowpens National Battlefield

The South Carolina site of the Revolutionary War battle makes for an easy and informative walk.
Thirty-six miles of the Clinch River in Tazewell and Russell counties became part of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System on July 1. Other segments of the Clinch joined the system in 1992, 1994 and 2002.

Virginia Scenic Rivers Turns 50, Designates 110 New Miles

With 2020 as the 50th anniversary of the Virginia Scenic River System, sections of six rivers were designated for the program by the General Assembly this year.
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Singing in the Garden: Nothing in Common with Miss Muffet

Where is the object that does not become beautiful when seen through the lens of intelligent inquiry? —Octavius Pickard
Eric Rheinheimer (Kurt’s brother) and his granddad, Fred Hurt, navigate Virginia’s Claytor Lake, c. 1955.

The Past Becomes So, and Fast: It’s Time to Jump on Time, Before it Gets Away

Is there a silver lining to be found amid the current dark clouds?
Prestonsburg, Kentucky’s tidy Court Street is emblematic of towns on the rise.

A New Normal for Blue Ridge Towns?

The pandemic has caused havoc. Can our small mountain towns survive in its wake?
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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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