Picture the towering forests of old-growth Appalachia, sunlight dappling through a canopy of ancient trees. Imagine a different kind of home nestled among thes…

1896 advertising broadside for the Saluda River Petrified Man The tale of the Saluda River Petrified Man is steeped in the superstitions and faux-science of …

Moonshining was a popular but dangerous business during Prohibition Al Capone, the infamous American gangster of the 1920s, is widely known for his involveme…

The paddlewheel riverboat Dan River Queen in its heyday You stand on the creaking deck of the paddlewheel riverboat, a relic of a bygone era. The wheel chur…

Welcome to Galax sign by Chestnut Creek School of the Arts Stompin’ 76 was a landmark festival that, for one long weekend in 1976, made Bluegrass the center …