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Mountain Curios: Was Abe Lincoln a North Carolinian?

Success does have many fathers, but as many as 17 candidates for the presidential paternity?

Mountain Curios: Sex, Bugs & Rock ‘n’ Roll, The Synchronous Fireflies of Elkmont, Tenn.

The Big Smoky Mountain Light Show in late May / early June is a sight to behold.

Blue Ridge Country Unlocked

If you're enjoying our November/December 2013 issue and don't have a smartphone to unlock all the exclusive content available through our new page-to-screen enhancements, you've come to the right place!

More Photos from Butterwood Branch

If you enjoyed Sue Eisenfeld's November/December 2013 story about hiking along the Butterwood Branch Trail here are even more beautiful photos we didn't have room to show you in print!

Blue Ridge Country Digital Extras Archive

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No photos exist of Abraham Enloe, the possible father of Abraham Lincoln, but one of his 16 children keenly resembles the president.

Mountain Curios: Was Abe Lincoln a North Carolinian?

Success does have many fathers, but as many as 17 candidates for the presidential paternity?

Mountain Curios: Sex, Bugs & Rock ‘n’ Roll, The Synchronous Fireflies of Elkmont, Tenn.

The Big Smoky Mountain Light Show in late May / early June is a sight to behold.
BRC ND 13 Cover

Blue Ridge Country Unlocked

If you're enjoying our November/December 2013 issue and don't have a smartphone to unlock all the exclusive content available through our new page-to-screen enhancements, you've come to the right place!
Field stone grave markers at a backcountry cemetery near Butterwood Branch.

More Photos from Butterwood Branch

If you enjoyed Sue Eisenfeld's November/December 2013 story about hiking along the Butterwood Branch Trail here are even more beautiful photos we didn't have room to show you in print!
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Blue Ridge Country Digital Extras Archive

Click here for links to our July/August 2013 "print to screen" exclusives.
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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.

June 29, 2026
©Duncan Seaman
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.

June 29, 2026
Synchronous Fireflies
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The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

June 29, 2026

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