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The star of the show is, of course, the namesake train itself. Engine No. 12, affectionately known as “Tweetsie,” is a ...
Tweetsie Railroad opened as a tourist attraction in 1957, making it one of North Carolina’s first theme parks and the state’s only Wild West theme park. The park was the brainchild of Grover Robbins ...
The setting for their flights was what became known as the “Blue Highway,” which ran up and down the Eastern Seaboard and ...
Alexis McAllister’s backpack were lined up on a table inside the Hawk Mountain education building for the inaugural Pennsylvania Appalachian Trail Hiker Kickoff event. She had a ...
This week on Inside Appalachia, the setting for a new novel is a communal society founded by freed people in North Carolina.
(Galax, Va.) – Amythyst Kiah kicks off the Blue Ridge Music Center’s Deep Roots, Many Voices: Summer Outdoor Concert Series ...
ANDOVER - So many things to say, and I’m going to start by introducing myself. My name is Mojo. Well, that is my trail name.
To most people, the Eckville shelter looks like an old tool shed, a throwback to our grandparents’ garages of yesteryear. For ...
Our well-being is tied to clean rivers and biodiversity. And ecotourism has become a huge economic player in Southern ...
Hiking the trail to the Sandy Mush Cabins isn’t easy. It’s 2.15 miles up a Forest Service road off of NC-209, “The Rattler,” ...
Transylvania County, NC is known as the “Land of Waterfalls” due to the 250 waterfalls scattered throughout the lush greenery ...
I’m With Her, the sublime and award-winning trinity of Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan, and Sara Watkins is back with their ...