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The North Alabama Blog has a nice post about the covered bridges still standing after all these years… Covered bridges are scattered all around North Alabama and remind us of the way things used to be. Blount County has the most in North Alabama, which has earned the county the “Covered Bridge Capital” title. There’s a Covered Bridge Festival each
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I saw this in my Twitter feed amongst all of the election bickering… I think I’ll just enjoy the view.
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When I first started exploring the Appalachians of North Carolina virtually I stumbled across Tipper’s blog Blind Pig & the Acorn. If you dig deep into my archives, you’ll find many a mention of her and her daughters. I just discovered that Tipper started a YouTube channel this past summer. Here is her video on the secret to good cornbread.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Fall color has peaked in all areas of the state as the West Virginia Tourism Office releases its final autumn forecast for 2020.The forecast, prepared with assistance from the West Virginia Division of Forestry, is the last in a series of fall foliage updates the Tourism Office has released this year.“The intensity and duration of fall color each
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The Mountain State Forest Festival originated in 1930 and immediately attracted national attention. Dedicated to the preservation and conservation of the state’s natural resources it annually attracts around 125,000 visitors depending upon the weather. History of Mountain State Forest Festival One of the earliest links I posted on the West Virginia Mountain Dreams site was a link to the 2012
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Ken Burns sat down with USA TODAY and shared some secrets of America’s national parks. Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan are the creators of the PBS documentary “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea,” available via ShopPBS.org.
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My favorite little town in Virginia was just selected as the Top Adventure Towns by Blue Ridge Outdoors. Top Tiny Town:Floyd, Va.(pop. 428)Tucked away in southwest Virginia, Floyd combines the authentic feel of a quaint country town with a vibrant cultural scene in the Blue Ridge Mountains. “I feel like Floyd is a hidden gem,” said Floyd local Brittany Bonner.
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ASAP’s executive director, Charlie Jackson, discusses the nonprofit’s mission and walks you through ASAP’s beginnings. He then shares where ASAP and the local food movement in Western North Carolina and the Southern Appalachians are headed next. Learn more about ASAP (Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project) at http://asapconnections.org.
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