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Shaena Muldoon, Small-Town Entrepreneur

The tiny town of Eggleston, Virginia, is being transformed.

The Tragic Death of Zelda Fitzgerald

In the second of our 30th Anniversary revisits to stories over those years, a new look at a broken life ended with a fire.

Back to the Gap

Twenty-two years after her first visit in 1995, our writer went to the Cumberland Gap to see what had changed…and what had stayed the same.

Water Woman

After studying aquatic life around the world, biologist Dr. Anna George found her true calling: protecting the creatures that live in her own backyard.

Thru-Hiking Couple Remains Wed to the A.T.

For Logan and Georganna Seamon, hiking the Appalachian Trail led to a life-changing business opportunity.

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Shaena Muldoon, Small-Town Entrepreneur

The tiny town of Eggleston, Virginia, is being transformed.
A collage of old images of Zelda Fitzgerald and the Highland Hospital fire in Asheville, NC | Blue Ridge Country

The Tragic Death of Zelda Fitzgerald

In the second of our 30th Anniversary revisits to stories over those years, a new look at a broken life ended with a fire.
48635e4a-efd7-11e7-986b-121bebc5777e-Back-to-Gap

Back to the Gap

Twenty-two years after her first visit in 1995, our writer went to the Cumberland Gap to see what had changed…and what had stayed the same.
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Water Woman

After studying aquatic life around the world, biologist Dr. Anna George found her true calling: protecting the creatures that live in her own backyard.
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Thru-Hiking Couple Remains Wed to the A.T.

For Logan and Georganna Seamon, hiking the Appalachian Trail led to a life-changing business opportunity.
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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
Synchronous Fireflies
Creature Feature

The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

June 29, 2026

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