Skip to content
Magazine
The Top 61 Happiest Mountain Towns in the Blue Ridge
Our quest to have our readers select the happiest towns in the mountains began with a set of criteria applied
April 2, 2026
gardening
The best laid plans are the ones you can find again. —Ginny
To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven. —Ecclesiastes 3:1
…And then my heart with pleasure fills, and dances with the daffodils.
—William Wordsworth
Eat leeks in March and wild garlic in May, and all the year after physicians may play. —Old Welsh Rhyme
My fake plants died because I did not pretend to water them. —Mitch Hedberg
Departments
Web Extras
Photo Recap: Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion 2023
Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion (BRRR) is a musical festival held annually in September that celebrates the heritage of country
September 1, 2023
Behind Blue Ridge Country
“Virginia” in Virginia: Discovering Patsy Cline in Winchester
Walking Winchester in the relentless rain of a soggy spring could not dampen my enthusiasm to see the home of
August 10, 2018
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
April 12, 2018
