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The Fruits of His Labor

Danny McConnell grows figs and other unusual produce in the North Carolina mountains.

Summer Splash: A Photo Essay

Our contributing photographers know where to get wet.

Comeback Towns!

From devastating storms to raging wildfires, these seven mountain communities have been hit hard by disaster. Today, they’re thriving once more — and brimming with dining, historic attractions, the arts and outdoor fun.

In Search of Copper Kettles and Corn Mash in the Moonlight

Franklin County, Virginia, is not called the moonshine capital of the world for nothing. The history is deep, tragic and instructive.

Emma Gatewood’s Walk

Seventy years ago this May, a 67-year-old woman set out from the Georgia mountains in tennis shoes with the goal to walk until she got to Maine, something no other woman had done.

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Danny McConnell is a huge fig fan, selling fig jam, fig pan pies and more.

The Fruits of His Labor

Danny McConnell grows figs and other unusual produce in the North Carolina mountains.
Children cool off on a hot summer day by jumping into the fish ladder of the weir dam on the Doe River just downstream of the Elizabethton Covered Bridge in Elizabethton, Tennessee.

Summer Splash: A Photo Essay

Our contributing photographers know where to get wet.
In the Smoky Mountains town of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, both the forest and the structures have made significant recoveries since the 2016 wildfires that damaged more than 2,000 buildings.

Comeback Towns!

From devastating storms to raging wildfires, these seven mountain communities have been hit hard by disaster. Today, they’re thriving once more — and brimming with dining, historic attractions, the arts and outdoor fun.
When run in the blackpot style, the large submarine still eliminate[d] the need for mash barrels or boxes.

In Search of Copper Kettles and Corn Mash in the Moonlight

Franklin County, Virginia, is not called the moonshine capital of the world for nothing. The history is deep, tragic and instructive.
Photo is from Emma Gatewood’s second AT hike, in 1957. She is at Lonesome Lake, New Hampshire.

Emma Gatewood’s Walk

Seventy years ago this May, a 67-year-old woman set out from the Georgia mountains in tennis shoes with the goal to walk until she got to Maine, something no other woman had done.
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Much of the Oklawaha Greenway is lined with trees.
The Good Walk

Walking Oklawaha Greenway

Located just minutes from downtown Hendersonville, North Carolina, this 3.25-mile scenic pathway winds through forests and wetlands.

May 1, 2026

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