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Bark for the Nation: The Success of Highland Craftsmen

Chris and Marty McCurry have just 25 years of providing bark shingles to the mountains and beyond.

Luxe Log Cabin

The influence of the Adirondacks are strong in this family's dream-come-true home.

East Tennessee: A Celebration of Mountain Folks and Flavors

The flavors range far beyond barbecue and biscuits into tastes of other lands.

The Prince’s Visit: How a Tennessee Farmer Showed the World a Thing or Two

Sixty years ago this November, a family was visited by the future King of Belgium.

Night Sky: Where to See, How to Photograph

Southern mountain photographer Kevin Adams has made a bit of a career pointing his camera at the stars.

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Bark for the Nation: The Success of Highland Craftsmen

Chris and Marty McCurry have just 25 years of providing bark shingles to the mountains and beyond.
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Luxe Log Cabin

The influence of the Adirondacks are strong in this family's dream-come-true home.
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East Tennessee: A Celebration of Mountain Folks and Flavors

The flavors range far beyond barbecue and biscuits into tastes of other lands.
Prince Albert of Belgium stands in the home of dairyman Ralph Peterson and his wife Hazel in rural East Tennessee in 1955. Dale Peterson (far right) and writer Dennis Peterson—content with his thumb—stand by, oblivious to the significance of their unexpected visitor.

The Prince’s Visit: How a Tennessee Farmer Showed the World a Thing or Two

Sixty years ago this November, a family was visited by the future King of Belgium.
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Night Sky: Where to See, How to Photograph

Southern mountain photographer Kevin Adams has made a bit of a career pointing his camera at the stars.
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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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