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Mountain Curios: Capon Springs Water Lives On

The history of the West Virginia resort’s water goes back more than 150 years, with endorsements from people ranging from Olympians to congressmen.

Mountain Curios: Lovers Lane Returns after 80 Years

The official opening of the new version of the Webster Springs, West Virginia boardwalk will take place in the spring.

Mountain Curios: North Georgia’s Bigfoot Museum

Did a Bigfoot save a guy’s life in 2000? And how about the guy who didn’t go into the woods for five years after seeing one?

Mountain Curios: Long Island Tennessee – The Real Home of Long Island Iced Tea

The original recipe was cooked up during Prohibition in Kingsport, Tennessee. Jamie Cyphers says her grandma went to jail for it.

Smokies’ Discovery: First Lady of the Fireflies

Lynn Faust has devoted much of her life since childhood to North America’s synchronous fireflies. And she’s written the definitive guide to luminous bugs.

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Doctors prescribed Capon Springs Water for better health in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Mountain Curios: Capon Springs Water Lives On

The history of the West Virginia resort’s water goes back more than 150 years, with endorsements from people ranging from Olympians to congressmen.
The boardwalk connects to a trail to create a two-mile loop.

Mountain Curios: Lovers Lane Returns after 80 Years

The official opening of the new version of the Webster Springs, West Virginia boardwalk will take place in the spring.
Beware of the hairy Bigfoot model at The Sasquatch Museum in Georgia.

Mountain Curios: North Georgia’s Bigfoot Museum

Did a Bigfoot save a guy’s life in 2000? And how about the guy who didn’t go into the woods for five years after seeing one?
Jamie Cyphers is the granddaughter of the man who came up with the first Long Island Iced Tea recipe, in the 1920s.

Mountain Curios: Long Island Tennessee – The Real Home of Long Island Iced Tea

The original recipe was cooked up during Prohibition in Kingsport, Tennessee. Jamie Cyphers says her grandma went to jail for it.
This 25-second-exposure photo (bottom right) of a Honduran species of firefly shows the flashes — caused by irritation — of a female as she makes her way up an arm.

Smokies’ Discovery: First Lady of the Fireflies

Lynn Faust has devoted much of her life since childhood to North America’s synchronous fireflies. And she’s written the definitive guide to luminous bugs.
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Smith Mountain Lake Virginia is a hidden gem within the Blue Ridge Mountains. This beautiful area features boating, sailing, hiking, shopping, fishing, and much more.
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Sarah Smiles: The Lake Effect

Growing up, many of my weekends were spent at my late step-grandmother’s house on Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia.

June 26, 2026

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