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Stories in and of the Mountains – Contacts, Itinerary Maps & More

Contact info on all venues and stops as well as basic itinerary maps.

Foothills Parkway: New Section Offers New Delights

Motorists and photographers are in for a new visual treat in the Tennessee mountains.

Ending a 36-Year Career

Tom Hardy Steps Down From The Blue Ridge Parkway Association

A Boy’s First Blue Ridge Parkway Visit

A 4-year-old is happy pretty much anywhere Mom and Dad take him, but the treasures of the parkway make for a great weekend.

Our Blue Ridge Towns: Whitesburg, Kentucky Comes Back

With the region’s coal mining jobs largely gone, the east Kentucky town is at work on new ways of success.

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Jennifer Webb stars in “all My Sons” at the Warehouse Theatre in Greenville, South Carolina.

Stories in and of the Mountains – Contacts, Itinerary Maps & More

Contact info on all venues and stops as well as basic itinerary maps.
Breathtaking views of the Great Smoky Mountains were the main goal when the Foothills Parkway was authorized by Congress back in 1944. The foothills of the Great Smokies, which rise to elevations of 2,000 to 3,000 feet, are like grandstands from which to enjoy the ever-changing clouds and qualities of light that bathe the Smokies.

Foothills Parkway: New Section Offers New Delights

Motorists and photographers are in for a new visual treat in the Tennessee mountains.
Tom Hardy shows off his wares at a National Tourism Week event at the I-26 Welcome Center in Mars Hill, North Carolina.

Ending a 36-Year Career

Tom Hardy Steps Down From The Blue Ridge Parkway Association
Kayden grins at Jumpinoff Rock Overlook in Glendale Springs, North Carolina, along the parkway.

A Boy’s First Blue Ridge Parkway Visit

A 4-year-old is happy pretty much anywhere Mom and Dad take him, but the treasures of the parkway make for a great weekend.
Whitesburg is cradled by the Pine Mountains, at the western edge of the Appalachians.

Our Blue Ridge Towns: Whitesburg, Kentucky Comes Back

With the region’s coal mining jobs largely gone, the east Kentucky town is at work on new ways of success.
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