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The ‘Mine or Move’ Choice Solved? Love, Land and Survival

For centuries, many Appalachian people have faced a dilemma: Either parcel off family land to industry or leave the mountains. A restoration program is helping to address that sad choice.

The Cloudland Hotel: 19th Century Luxury at 6,400 Feet

In 1885 on the Tennessee/North Carolina border atop Roan Mountain, there opened a luxury resort that drew the likes of Henry Ford.

Photo Essay: Spring Flora & Fauna

Come springtime, the forest explodes with new life. Our contributing photographers have the beautiful, charming and sometimes surprising pictorial evidence.

Great Scenic Byways in Seven States

Combine mountain scenic beauty, a bounty of cultural and historical stops with great places to eat and to spend the night and you could plan a year’s worth of great travel. Here we go!

Curios: The Bridge the Soviets Nearly Built On the West Virginia-Kentucky Border

In the 1970s, the tiny West Virginia community of Vulcan became so desperate for a crossing into Kentucky that they reached out to Russia.

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Lee Bryant surveys his 600-acre property in Kentucky.

The ‘Mine or Move’ Choice Solved? Love, Land and Survival

For centuries, many Appalachian people have faced a dilemma: Either parcel off family land to industry or leave the mountains. A restoration program is helping to address that sad choice.
The Cloudland was a 166-room resort.

The Cloudland Hotel: 19th Century Luxury at 6,400 Feet

In 1885 on the Tennessee/North Carolina border atop Roan Mountain, there opened a luxury resort that drew the likes of Henry Ford.
Young foxes emerge from their den under the watchful eye of their mother in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. From the photographer: “As I sat in my photo-blind, the den glowed as the sun was setting to create a dramatic backlight effect.”

Photo Essay: Spring Flora & Fauna

Come springtime, the forest explodes with new life. Our contributing photographers have the beautiful, charming and sometimes surprising pictorial evidence.
Brasstown Bald, at 4,784 feet, is the highest mountain in Georgia and the defining feature of the Russell-Brasstown Scenic Byway.

Great Scenic Byways in Seven States

Combine mountain scenic beauty, a bounty of cultural and historical stops with great places to eat and to spend the night and you could plan a year’s worth of great travel. Here we go!
Undated photo shows the remains of the original swinging bridge from Vulcan, West Virginia, across the Tug River to Kentucky.

Curios: The Bridge the Soviets Nearly Built On the West Virginia-Kentucky Border

In the 1970s, the tiny West Virginia community of Vulcan became so desperate for a crossing into Kentucky that they reached out to Russia.
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Knoxville Asian Festival, August 29-30,  Knoxville, Tennessee. Photo courtesy of Asian Culture Center of TN
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Fall 2026 Festivals & Events Guide

From the Virginias and the Carolinas to Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky, our annual compendium is the perfect travel companion. Inside,

April 20, 2026
4th of July Parade & Festival, July 4, Blowing Rock, North Carolina.
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Summer 2026 Festivals & Events Guide

From the Virginias and the Carolinas to Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky, our annual compendium is the perfect travel companion. Inside,

April 20, 2026

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