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10 Great Mountain Campgrounds for Families

When better to get out the tent than the cool nights of fall?
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The Past Becomes the Present…and the Future

Comebacks around restorations of historic theatres are a source of pride in four mountain towns.
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Fall Treks for the Leaves and all the Senses

This fall, combine your leaf peeping with treks for all the senses.
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Living the High Life in Beech Mountain

Pat and Mikey O'Neal left Florida to build a new life in Beech Mountain, North Carolina.
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The Great Tastes of East Tennessee

Our dining writers take a foray into their home territory, and find many culinary delights.

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Vibrant Monarch butterfly clings to its translucent dew covered cocoon
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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.
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.

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