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Grand Tour: Restored Hotels of Western Virginia

In several mountain towns along the I-81 corridor, downtown landmark hostelries are being reborn.
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Weekends! Mountains! Summer!

It's time for exploring the mountains of the South.
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The Weekend: Harpers Ferry, West Virginia as Hub for Exploration

While history and scenery are the dominant attractions of this corner of West Virginia and Maryland, shopping, dining and hiking also provide lures.
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Cabin in the Woods: At the End of the Trail, a Magical Night in Horse Country at the The Red Horse Inn

It’s Mary especially – between innkeepers Roger and Mary Wolters – whose artistic sensibilities and penchant for romance make for a place with rose petals on the bed, a gauzy cover around it and welcome notes on parchment.
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Hidden Mountain Resort: Big, Private, Fun

Three families who choose from among the resort’s 200 cabins, cottages and villas share a fondness that results in repeat trips to the Smokies-area property.

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Vibrant Monarch butterfly clings to its translucent dew covered cocoon
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Monarch Mimickers

It’s easy to mistake other orange species for the king of fall butterflies.

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.

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