New River Gorge National Park Wins Coveted Travel Ranking
The New River Gorge National Park and Preserve has been listed as the nation's top underrated travel destination by U.S. News and World Report.
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Don Martin And Maddie McGarvey, Inside Appalachia
This week, a new book for young adults "Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire" mixes historical fact with spooky Appalachian folklore. Also, over 15 years, a photojournalist documented an Ohio family. Now, she’s a part of their lives. And, an experimental guitarist records an album intended as a call to arms.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDiving Into Spring, Inside Appalachia
This week, we meet the woman behind the popular TikTok account “Appalachian Forager.” She makes jam from pawpaws and jewelry from coyote teeth. Also, we sit in on a master class in foraging for wild mushrooms. And, when a West Virginia pastor got assigned to a new church, folks tried to warn him.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsEncore: The Secret Astronomers And Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, Inside Appalachia
This week, a new novel about two girls and an astronomy textbook draws inspiration from one of the quietest places in West Virginia. Also, author Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle talks about growing up as part of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. And, a Kentucky tattoo artist practices traditional tattooing and traditional music. He says they’re not too different.
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This week, when an award-winning Asheville chef decided to launch a restaurant, she returned to a rich community tradition. Also, the popularity of weaving waxes and wanes. At the moment, it’s having a renaissance. And, during Lent, Yugoslavian fish stew is a local favorite in Charleston, West Virginia.
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Oscar Micheaux, Kathleen Driskell And Soul Food, Inside Appalachia
This week, in the 1920s, Oscar Micheaux was an entrepreneur filmmaker in western Virginia. He became a world-renowned director and producer. Also, Kentucky’s poet laureate lives down the road from what has been called the country’s most lethal cryptid. Attempts to spot it have led to deaths. And, we talk soul food with Xavier Oglesby, who’s passing on generations of kitchen wisdom to his niece.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOsage, Connie Jordan Green And Ice Climbing, Inside Appalachia
This week, during the Great Depression, Osage, West Virginia was a raucous river town. It’s sleepier now, but music is keeping the magic alive. Also, a poet remembers growing up in a secret city in Tennessee that was built during World War II. And, rock climbing is usually for warmer months, but some climbers have taken to climbing frozen waterfalls.
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