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Curios: If Those Hills Could Talk… Secrets of 3,200 Acres in Virginia

Since 1909, a beautiful tract of land near Front Royal has carefully guarded a varying set of not-so-public identities.

Stocking Up On Tradition: Inside Mast General Store

Now in its second century, employee-owned Mast General Store continues to provide patrons with an old-timey shopping experience.

Curios: Twin Poplars – 1737 Tribal Settlement?

Legend has it that after a weeklong battle, the Catawba and Cherokee tribes settled a territorial dispute and joined two trees to commemorate the peace.

Photo Essay: The Beauty of the Cold Season

When the mountains turn cold and snowy, our contributing photographers pull on the boots and head out.

Portraits of Nature

Landscape artist Robert Tino captures the character of the Great Smoky Mountains in oil paintings.

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Circa 1938 postcard shows the Front Royal Army Remount Depot.

Curios: If Those Hills Could Talk… Secrets of 3,200 Acres in Virginia

Since 1909, a beautiful tract of land near Front Royal has carefully guarded a varying set of not-so-public identities.
From left to right, the Cooper family, Lisa, Faye and John. They have made Mast General Store an employee-owned enterprise.

Stocking Up On Tradition: Inside Mast General Store

Now in its second century, employee-owned Mast General Store continues to provide patrons with an old-timey shopping experience.
Tim Green stands beneath the Twin Poplars of Caldwell County, North Carolina, which legend has were joined together in 1737.

Curios: Twin Poplars – 1737 Tribal Settlement?

Legend has it that after a weeklong battle, the Catawba and Cherokee tribes settled a territorial dispute and joined two trees to commemorate the peace.
Location: Cedar Rock Falls in North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest. From the photographer: “The icicles decorate the rock to create a unique wintertime image.”

Photo Essay: The Beauty of the Cold Season

When the mountains turn cold and snowy, our contributing photographers pull on the boots and head out.
Robert Tino counts an immature listening to Black Sabbath among his influences.

Portraits of Nature

Landscape artist Robert Tino captures the character of the Great Smoky Mountains in oil paintings.
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