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Photo Essay: 25th Annual Calendars Celebrate Iconic Parks

Johnson City, Tennessee’s J. Scott Graham has been capturing the beauty of the Smokies and the Blue Ridge Parkway with 25 years of wall calendars.

The Kentucky River Giant: Martin Van Buren Bates Claimed 7′ 11″

The native of Kona, Kentucky, near Whitesburg in Letcher County, became an international circus star, especially after his marriage in 1871 to a woman even taller than he was.

Reader Photos: Dogs in the Mountains

Our dog-loving readers sent us a bounty of images of their pups a few months back. Here’s the concluding set of those shots (the first ones were in the March/April ‘20 issue). Our thanks to all who submitted.

Teen Goes National for Parkway Work

Fifteen-year-old Virginia Ward was recently awarded the Hartzog Award for Volunteer Service

A “Born Old” Craftsman: Kevin Riddle Keeps the 1600s Alive

Back in a hollow of the Virginia mountains, Riddle is one of only a few people in the nation to still practice the art of tinsmithing.

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April along the parkway. Historic structures at E.B. Jeffress Park (Milepost 272.5) include a springhouse, Cool Springs Baptist Church and this one, the Jesse Brown Cabin. E.B. Jeffress was, in 1934, chairman of the North Carolina Highway Commission, and in that role helped persuade the federal government to place the Blue Ridge Parkway on the route it follows today.

Photo Essay: 25th Annual Calendars Celebrate Iconic Parks

Johnson City, Tennessee’s J. Scott Graham has been capturing the beauty of the Smokies and the Blue Ridge Parkway with 25 years of wall calendars.
This photo of Martin and Anna Bates is dated June 17, 1871, the day they were married.

The Kentucky River Giant: Martin Van Buren Bates Claimed 7′ 11″

The native of Kona, Kentucky, near Whitesburg in Letcher County, became an international circus star, especially after his marriage in 1871 to a woman even taller than he was.
Carol Goznkar’s Willow was rescued from an East Tennessee shelter, and soon shared her owners’ love for the outdoors and the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains.

Reader Photos: Dogs in the Mountains

Our dog-loving readers sent us a bounty of images of their pups a few months back. Here’s the concluding set of those shots (the first ones were in the March/April ‘20 issue). Our thanks to all who submitted.
Virginia Ward: “I spend my summer working long days without pay, going on big hikes and carrying around ropes.” And she loves it all.

Teen Goes National for Parkway Work

Fifteen-year-old Virginia Ward was recently awarded the Hartzog Award for Volunteer Service
Kevin Riddle displays two reproduction copper pots from Virginia’s Jamestown Settlement. He has mostly restored the pot on the left; the one on the right has not been re-tinned yet.

A “Born Old” Craftsman: Kevin Riddle Keeps the 1600s Alive

Back in a hollow of the Virginia mountains, Riddle is one of only a few people in the nation to still practice the art of tinsmithing.
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