Mae Bongalis strings beans for drying. They will become leather britches. Electricity didn’t reach most parts of the Blue Ridge Mountains until the 1930s. N…

Trail Days, a week of camaraderie and fun. Photo by Julie Kroll In ancient times, it was said that “all roads led to Rome.” Today, the same might be said of…

What’s for breakfast? Bacon, eggs, and grits, of course! Photo by Sashafatcat Nothing says “Southern cooking” like a big bowl of hominy grits. Most American…

Mabry Mill sits at mile marker 176 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Photo by Teresa Maybaum The moonshine still’s cook pot sits down the hill by the creek, moun…