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Berea College lies at the heart of the community, physically and in its mission of creativity, learning and welcome.

It’s a Long Way to Berea

This little Kentucky town at the edge of the Blue Ridge is home to weavers, potters, bark birdhouse builders and furniture makers. Berea College is at the heart of it all, and through its unique history art has grown and thrived.
Fall Creek Falls, plummeting 256 feet, is the namesake and centerpiece of the state park located on the Cumberland Plateau.

If You Get Lost, Follow the Bluff

There are mysteries to discover in Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau: icyballs, waterfalls, cowardly pine trees, Mark Twain’s place of conception and a historical independent streak.
Late evening light casts David Fason and Diane Johnson’s Floyd County house in silhouette.

Views of the Moon

Reunited high school sweethearts built their timber frame dream in Floyd, Va., creating a home that’s environmentally friendly and just their size.
This A-frame style takes full advantage of views.

Livin’ & Lovin’ Log Homes

Nick Berndt, owner of Appalachian Custom Homes in Sylva, N.C., wheels his Tundra up a winding incline to the site of a 3,700-square-foot hybrid timber frame home he’s building.
A cozy interior is complemented by stunning views of the forest and fields of wildflowers surrounding Snug Hollow Farm.

Snug Hollow Farm in Kentucky

Nestled among the natural beauty and frontier history of Kentucky’s Estill County, innkeeper Barbara Napier has created a cozy, eco-friendly retreat at Snug Hollow Farm.
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Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

April 12, 2018

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