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Mountain Curios: Scopes Trial Had Odd Undertone

The famous “Monkey Trial” of 1925 put the little town of Dayton, Tennessee, on the map, as per plan.

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.

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A statue of defense attorney Clarence Darrow stands outside the historic courthouse in Dayton, Tennessee, where the “Monkey Trial” took place in 1925.

Mountain Curios: Scopes Trial Had Odd Undertone

The famous “Monkey Trial” of 1925 put the little town of Dayton, Tennessee, on the map, as per plan.
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.
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Vibrant Monarch butterfly clings to its translucent dew covered cocoon
Creature Feature

Monarch Mimickers

It’s easy to mistake other orange species for the king of fall butterflies.

August 26, 2026
At Coopers Rock State Forest, new Stargazer cabins invite guests to look up through skylights and telescopes.
Country Roads

Even Closer to Almost Heaven

New Stargazer cabins at Coopers Rock State Forest offer a skyward escape in the mountains of West Virginia.

June 29, 2026
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Country Roads

A Mountain Tradition Turns 90 

Visitors flock to Galax, Virginia, each summer for the Old Fiddlers’ Convention, a days-long celebration of Appalachian music.

June 29, 2026

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