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The Entire Mountain Town Sold at Auction

What could the 123-acre former U.S. Navy base become in its new life? A mountain resort? Movie studio? Monastery? Nudist colony? The new owner has not revealed his plans as we go to press.
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Honest and Enduring Flavors of Appalachia

When a Manhattan chef serves ramps to a Pope, you know a concept has arrived.
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MOUNTAIN TRAVEL GUIDE ‘17

Southern Appalachian experts and celebs share their favorite destinations and why they love them.
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Fearless: A Christmas Story

How does a young girl come to know her stepfather?
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Did Molly Ride? ‘Confederate Paul Revere’ Lives on in Southwest Virginia

The stuff of Civil War legend lives on in Southwest Virginia.

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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.

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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.

Synchronous Fireflies
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The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

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