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If you're looking for our "page-to-screen" digital extras from past issues, you've come to the right place. Just click on the links below!
November/December 2013
Take a ride on the FireChaser Express! - View a video preview of the nation’s first dual-launch family roller coaster, the FireChaser Express, opening at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. this spring. Dollywood.com.
Sunlight and Shadow - View a video slideshow featuring more of Elizabeth Hunter’s favorite images. “I’ve thrown away thousands of images since I started culling. These 10 will never end up in my computer’s trash basket.” - E.H.
Go Behind the Magic of the Galaxy of Lights - View a tour of “North Alabama’s Favorite Holiday Tradition,” the Galaxy of Lights, running Nov. 15 through Dec. 31 at the Huntsville Botanical Garden. This annual holiday light extravaganza is never the same from one year to the next and includes six miles of luminaries, more than 150 lighted scenes and more than 750 display pieces! Video courtesy of the Huntsville Botanical Garden and Kudzu Productions. hsvbg.org.
Take a tour of Salamander Resort - View some of the sights and sounds from the opening day of Middleburg,Va.’s newest jewel, the 340-acre Salamander Resort. SalamanderResort.com.
Get a Glimpse of Dolly’s Dreams - View a video preview of the DreamMore Resort, scheduled to open next to Dollywood in 2015. Dollywood.com.
September/October 2013
Floating on Mountain Tops. - Read the entire digital-exclusive story, including breathtaking photos and video.
Zipping along in Seven Devils, N.C. - View a video tour of the ziplines located at Hawksnest, home of the longest zip line tour on the east coast.
An Up-close look at Horse-Powered Logging - See the effort required to get a pair of horses to pull a giant poplar butt log containing almost 700 board feet of lumber off the mountainside.
Audio Interview with Sinking Creek Horse Logging Owner Ben Harris - Hear Harris talk about horse logging in his own words, including how he got started and what he loves most about working with these magnificent animals.
From Asphalt to Azaleas - Watch the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge come to life right before your eyes.
July/August 2013
The Making of a Cover. Take an inside look at the making of this issue’s cover by Associate Art Director Caroline McKean.
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Looking Back on 25 Years. Watch a special video about our silver anniversary.
10 Covers We Thought You’d Love. Take a look at 10 unconventional covers from our past that were met with mixed results over the years.
Experience the “Kinetic Sculpting” of Al Garnto. View a video of one of his works of art, “Wind Sculpture Weathervane.”
Welcome to FloydFest. View a video from FloydFest, featuring music by “Glory on the Floor.”
Audio Interview With Theresa Burriss. Hear more from Cara Modisett’s interview with the Director of Radford University’s Appalachian Regional Studies Center.