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A Western North Carolina Fabulous Food Foray

Our intrepid dining writer brings the flavor and flavors a few of the best and quirkiest.
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Harvest Table: How It Became Locavore King for the Region

Barbara Kingsolver's vision comes to full fruition at her husband's restaurant.
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North Georgia: Dining Destination

Our dining writer, just back from his time away, makes some delightful discoveries in an area he’d never visited before.
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Fine Dining in the Mountains

The ties to the region are strong – use of local ingredients, ties to old recipes, regular meetings with farmers – but these chefs create dishes a step or two beyond the traditional.
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Locavore Dining: An Abiding Passion for Cooking What’s Out Back

These restaurateurs share a passion for the closest tie possible between what they cook and where they obtain the ingredients. The happy result is a consistent diner’s delight.

Departments

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.

Synchronous Fireflies
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The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

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