Articles From Jan/Feb 2025

Celebrate warmer days with concerts, beer, wine, kids activities and more on May 24 at ValleyFest.

2025 Festivals & Events Guide

For every weekend for the rest of the year, there’s a great excursion awaiting, with a perfect event built in.
Finch in search of food in the snow and gravel. From the photographer: “I was out walking at Laurel Run Park, near Rogersville, Tennessee, and as I finished my second-mile lap, I sat on a bench in hopes of seeing some birds. After a couple of minutes, this finch swooped down. As the snow started to fall, and the little finch bounced around, I slowly raised my camera and captured this shot.”

Creatures in the Cold: A Photo Essay

Our contributing photographers have been out shooting and shivering.
Chattanooga, Tennessee, is embraced by the flow of the Tennessee River. Lookout Mountain looms on the horizon.

Annual Travel Guide: Welcome Mats 2025

These 21 mountain destinations are ready and waiting for travelers to enjoy their inviting offerings.
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The Mountain Q&A – John Blenko: President of Blenko Glass in Milton, West Virginia

John Blenko is the fourth generation to lead this 131-year-old company in making hand-blown glass popular throughout the world.
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Singing in the Garden: Beauty and Terror

"Let Everything happen to you, beauty and terror, just keep going, no feeling is final." ~Rainer Maria Rilke

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Behind Blue Ridge Country

Even More Sweet Virginia Breezes

Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

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