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Luray Caverns Sent Nation’s First Air Conditioning into Limair Sanatarium in 1901

Caverns’ owner T. C. Northcott was obsessed with the 54-degree cave air, and was convinced of its restorative benefits.

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.

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Limair sat on a hill at the top of Cave Hill in Luray, Virginia.

Luray Caverns Sent Nation’s First Air Conditioning into Limair Sanatarium in 1901

Caverns’ owner T. C. Northcott was obsessed with the 54-degree cave air, and was convinced of its restorative benefits.
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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Departments

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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