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Our Blue Ridge Towns: We Love Murphy, N.C.

A Valentine’s Day Visit to a North Carolina Town. Our columnist found a lot to love about this small town in the southwest corner of the state.

Mill Creek Stories: Do Unto Others

Does karma have a delivery schedule to keep?

7 Rich and Rewarding River Walks in the Blue Ridge

Our walks columnist and his wife have done the homework for your enjoyment of these fulfilling wanders along the riverside.

Guest Column: Preserving the Song of the Forest

Todd Fearer is a wildlife biologist, avid outdoorsman, and the coordinator of the Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture, one of 21 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Migratory Bird Joint Ventures (JVs).

Singing in the Garden: The Importance of Being Stern

"What makes resisting temptation difficult for many people is they don’t want to discourage it completely." –Franklin P. Jones

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Overlooking the town of Murphy, The Hunter Pyramid memorializes the area’s first white settler.

Our Blue Ridge Towns: We Love Murphy, N.C.

A Valentine’s Day Visit to a North Carolina Town. Our columnist found a lot to love about this small town in the southwest corner of the state.
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Mill Creek Stories: Do Unto Others

Does karma have a delivery schedule to keep?
The Market Street Bridge and downtown Chattanooga reflect on a calm-surfaced Tennessee River.

7 Rich and Rewarding River Walks in the Blue Ridge

Our walks columnist and his wife have done the homework for your enjoyment of these fulfilling wanders along the riverside.
Todd Fearer

Guest Column: Preserving the Song of the Forest

Todd Fearer is a wildlife biologist, avid outdoorsman, and the coordinator of the Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture, one of 21 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Migratory Bird Joint Ventures (JVs).
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Singing in the Garden: The Importance of Being Stern

"What makes resisting temptation difficult for many people is they don’t want to discourage it completely." –Franklin P. Jones
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Coyote (Canis latrans) wandering out from the forest into the loop road on a summer late morning.
Country Roads

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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