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Sentence for Causing a Trainwreck: Tonsils and Adenoids Removed

A 6-year-old in Burke County, North Carolina in 1931 may not have realized what an enlightened punishment he received for a derailment that injured four, ripped up some 100 yards of track and cost about $15,000 to repair.

Youngest Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Coming Home

As you read this magazine, Baby Ellie Quirin is nearing the end of her trek.

Hope Diamond: The Asheville Connection

It was at times treated rather casually by its owner.

Was a North Georgia Boy First in Flight?

There was a patent for a "flying apparatus" a quarter century before the Wright brothers.

10 Ways to Celebrate the Holidays

Up and down the mountain region, preparations for Christmas and other winter holidays are building. Here’s a potpourri of people, places and things to enjoy.

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The 1931 derailment in Drexel, North Carolina was cause by a few rocks placed on the tracks.

Sentence for Causing a Trainwreck: Tonsils and Adenoids Removed

A 6-year-old in Burke County, North Carolina in 1931 may not have realized what an enlightened punishment he received for a derailment that injured four, ripped up some 100 yards of track and cost about $15,000 to repair.
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Youngest Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Coming Home

As you read this magazine, Baby Ellie Quirin is nearing the end of her trek.
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Hope Diamond: The Asheville Connection

It was at times treated rather casually by its owner.
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Was a North Georgia Boy First in Flight?

There was a patent for a "flying apparatus" a quarter century before the Wright brothers.
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10 Ways to Celebrate the Holidays

Up and down the mountain region, preparations for Christmas and other winter holidays are building. Here’s a potpourri of people, places and things to enjoy.
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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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