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Modern-day Frosty (Mike Ryan) hangs out with Santa Claus in Keyser, West Virginia.

Curios: Frosty the West Virginian

The winter character came to be from a song written by West Virginian Jack Rollins, who is buried in the town of Keyser.
Crosby thrilled locals and showed off his best moves at a square dance named in his honor.

Curios: Star Struck in Front Royal, Virginia – Bing’s 1950 Home Run

Bing Crosby, the celebrated singer, actor and sportsman, created a lasting memorial in the form of a baseball stadium on a day when 25,000 people came out to help create it.
Danielle Parton says she first “tasted the medicine” at age 5 or 6.

Thoroughly Modern Moonshine

Danielle Parton revives her family’s bootlegging past with a feminine touch.
Roan Mountain, on the North Carolina/Tennessee border, presents a stark expanse in winter. From the photographer: “This is a place I hike and photograph multiple times a year, but there’s something extra magical about being up there in the bitter cold of winter, like you are standing in a real-life snow globe.”

Winter Wonders: A Photo Essay

Our contributing photographers are back with the chill.
The Prestonsburg, Kentucky, Mountain Arts Center was a welcome stop for four liberal arts majors.

On the Road in the Mountains: A Reunion Story

In which four women of a certain age carry out a very special trip in the mountains to celebrate a half century of friendship.

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