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Far From the Madding Crowd

When Lake Moomaw opened in 1982 in Virginia’s Alleghany Highlands, 300,000 visitors were forecast to flock to its shores the next year. Today, Moomaw is a solitary, beautiful place with stories to share. If you’re willing to look closely and listen

Next-Gen Beekeeper: Wes Davis Follows the Honeybee Buzz

Education is saving our bees, and here’s one young man’s part in that process.

Is Henry Lee a Dixie Dingo?

A good dog is hard to find. (But sometimes, you get lucky.)

Girl Power, Circa 1940: Building The Bomb (and Not Knowing It) in East Tennessee

Thousands of young women from eastern Tennessee performed a hugely patriotic service in the 1940s, unaware of what they were doing.

Photo Essay: Critters, Creatures and Other Wild Things

With warmer weather, the mountains come alive with creepers and crawlers, leapers and alighters—all moving about against the backdrop of full green.

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What Lake Moomaw offers today is, at least for one writer, “wildness on its own mountain terms.”

Far From the Madding Crowd

When Lake Moomaw opened in 1982 in Virginia’s Alleghany Highlands, 300,000 visitors were forecast to flock to its shores the next year. Today, Moomaw is a solitary, beautiful place with stories to share. If you’re willing to look closely and listen
New beekeeper, Wes Davis, suits up and performs regular maintenance of cleaning and caring for the needs of his hives.

Next-Gen Beekeeper: Wes Davis Follows the Honeybee Buzz

Education is saving our bees, and here’s one young man’s part in that process.
9d7fbd66-8be7-11ea-bab7-1244d5f7c7c6-Dixie-Dingo

Is Henry Lee a Dixie Dingo?

A good dog is hard to find. (But sometimes, you get lucky.)
Female high school graduates were recruited for positions as “cubicle operators” at Y-12, and have been more recently referred to as “Calutron Girls.” Ruth Huddleston is third back on the left, seated.

Girl Power, Circa 1940: Building The Bomb (and Not Knowing It) in East Tennessee

Thousands of young women from eastern Tennessee performed a hugely patriotic service in the 1940s, unaware of what they were doing.
The blue dasher dragonfly is seen most often near mountain ponds, lakes and other still waters.

Photo Essay: Critters, Creatures and Other Wild Things

With warmer weather, the mountains come alive with creepers and crawlers, leapers and alighters—all moving about against the backdrop of full green.
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