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November 1, 2026
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One key to a city on the rise: “A lot of really good people doing really good things.”
This short hike provides tastes of history, forest and creatures.
The Blackburn Inn’s history reaches back to 1825.
Wait, a face carved in stone at the New River Gorge? Tweetsie Railroad had three lives? And West Virginia’s Cheat Mountain four? Get details about these riddles and more in our annual collection of the strange but true.
The food at this Abingdon, Virginia, eatery is as beautiful as the art on the walls of the water-themed dining room.
One key to a city on the rise: “A lot of really good people doing really good things.”
This short hike provides tastes of history, forest and creatures.
The Blackburn Inn’s history reaches back to 1825.
Wait, a face carved in stone at the New River Gorge? Tweetsie Railroad had three lives? And West Virginia’s Cheat Mountain four? Get details about these riddles and more in our annual collection of the strange but true.
The food at this Abingdon, Virginia, eatery is as beautiful as the art on the walls of the water-themed dining room.
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Skywatch: November/December 2026
Have You Seen the “Great Big Dipper?”
November 1, 2026
Events
25 Years of Rhythm and Roots at the Birthplace of Country Music
Twenty-five years ago, a small festival dedicated to the music forged from the hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains took
September 14, 2026
Singing in the Garden
Singing in the Garden: The Practically Perfect Pear
“There are only 10 minutes in the life of [the average] pear when it is perfect to eat.” —Abraham Lincoln,
September 1, 2026
