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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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Greek Goodness, Mountain Mainstays, and Soda Fountain Splendor in Western North Carolina

History, personality and fine dining intermingle at these restaurants.

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Monarch Mimickers

It’s easy to mistake other orange species for the king of fall butterflies.

At Coopers Rock State Forest, new Stargazer cabins invite guests to look up through skylights and telescopes.
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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.

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