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Mountain Curios 2020

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.

Flavors: Rain Serves a Flood of Flavor

The food at this Abingdon, Virginia, eatery is as beautiful as the art on the walls of the water-themed dining room.

The First Biltmore Christmas

George W. Vanderbilt III saw to every detail before welcoming family and friends to the 1895 holiday season. Alas, no known photographs of the celebrations survive.

Hand Made in the Mountains 2019

The beauty of the hand-crafted—of wood, glass, clay, metal, fabric or stone—is exceeded perhaps only by the sensory pleasure of holding the item in your hands.

Our Blue Ridge Towns: St. Paul, VA – A River Town on the Rise

“A Moving River Experience” is what St. Paul, Virginia, promises visitors. That . . . and a whole lot more.

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Mountain Curios 2020

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.
Allan Benton’s prosciutto tops a salad of roasted beets and lightly fried cakes of goat cheese at Rain.

Flavors: Rain Serves a Flood of Flavor

The food at this Abingdon, Virginia, eatery is as beautiful as the art on the walls of the water-themed dining room.
Biltmore 1895. George Vanderbilt hired architect Richard Morris Hunt and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted for this massive project. This image shows some of the construction shops located on what is today the Esplanade.

The First Biltmore Christmas

George W. Vanderbilt III saw to every detail before welcoming family and friends to the 1895 holiday season. Alas, no known photographs of the celebrations survive.
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Hand Made in the Mountains 2019

The beauty of the hand-crafted—of wood, glass, clay, metal, fabric or stone—is exceeded perhaps only by the sensory pleasure of holding the item in your hands.
Sugar Hill is the high point of the new Sugar Hill State Park.

Our Blue Ridge Towns: St. Paul, VA – A River Town on the Rise

“A Moving River Experience” is what St. Paul, Virginia, promises visitors. That . . . and a whole lot more.
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Smith Mountain Lake Virginia is a hidden gem within the Blue Ridge Mountains. This beautiful area features boating, sailing, hiking, shopping, fishing, and much more.
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Sarah Smiles: The Lake Effect

Growing up, many of my weekends were spent at my late step-grandmother’s house on Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia.

June 26, 2026

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