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Blue Ridge Parkway begins planned Mabry Mill wheel repairs

May 5, 2023 Blue Ridge Dreamer Virginia

Project addresses mill wheel in 2023, more repairs needed in coming years News Release Date: May 3, 2023 Contact: BLRI Public Affairs FLOYD, Virginia – The first phase of several projects planned to address needed repairs at the Mabry Mill area, milepost 176.2 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, are set to begin in the coming weeks. National Park Service staff are finalizing plans for immediate repairs of the mill wheel as the first in a series of phased, planned projects at the site. National

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Blue Ridge Parkway in Fall

November 12, 2020 Blue Ridge Dreamer North Carolina, Virginia

This video was a pleasant surprise when it showed up in my Youtube recommendations. Well done and covering many of our favorite places on and off the Parkway. Throw in the fall colors and it get a thumbs up from me and my wife. Four days on the entire Blue Ridge Parkway as we witness the fall colors and travel

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Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report from Virtual Blue Ridge

June 19, 2009 Blue Ridge Dreamer Virginia

From the web this week… This is the Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for the week of June 18. An abundance of rain in the region here in late spring has given us full creeks and nice waterfalls tumbling down to the piedmont along with prolific wildflower bloom. Beginning on the north end of the Parkway in the Ridge District,

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Virginia Tax holiday— Be prepared for future flood disasters

May 20, 2009 Blue Ridge Dreamer Virginia

From the news… With the start of hurricane season fast approaching, families and businesses across the Commonwealth of Virginia are being asked to take steps now to protect their properties from flooding. While it is rare for a hurricane or tropical storm to make it past the scenic mountains of Southwest Virginia or southern West Virginia, flooding associated with the

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Bear sightings on the rise in Va — dailypress.com

May 9, 2009 Blue Ridge Dreamer Virginia

RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries says a growing bear population makes the spring and summer months ripe for bear sightings. Officials say they are already getting numerous calls about sightings across Virginia. The highest concentrations of sightings usually occur in the Blue Ridge and Alleghany Mountains and around the Great Dismal Swamp. After bears come

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Blue Ridge Parkway begins planned Mabry Mill wheel repairs

Blue Ridge Parkway in Fall

Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report from Virtual Blue Ridge

Virginia Tax holiday— Be prepared for future flood disasters

Bear sightings on the rise in Va — dailypress.com

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