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History

Invisible Appalachia: Junaluska

Since before the Civil War, a historically African-American community has made its home at the edge of downtown Boone. It continues to this day: quiet, yet present, and persevering against the odds.

by Heidi Coryell Williams
george ellison
Arts

The Wilderness Poet: George Ellison

At home in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, naturalist and writer George Ellison and his artist wife, Elizabeth, find peace and inspiration.

by Heidi Coryell Williams
Rayna Gellert
June 2013

The Memory Project: Rayna Gellert

Rayna Gellert started playing fiddle at the age of 10, and soon enough found herself traveling the country sharing her musical heritage.

by Heidi Coryell Williams
Colin Richmond
April 2013

Porcelain with Personality: Colin’s Creatures

A mixed-media artist in Asheville travels the world in search of rare-breed farm animals that inspire his handcrafted collectibles.

by Heidi Coryell Williams
Janet Manning Corneille Bryan Native Garden at Lake Junaluska
March 2013

Natural Haven

Inside the spiritual retreat of Lake Junaluska, Appalachia’s most threatened plant species find a place of refuge.

by Our State Staff
History

Hell and High Water: The Flood of 1916

The flood of 1916 broke every record in the book. The death and destruction it caused in Western North Carolina defined flooding for an entire generation of survivors, and their stories live on nearly 100 years later.

by Heidi Coryell Williams
April 2011

Keeper of Things Great and Small

An excitable rat terrier mutt scuffles underfoot as Sara Smith unlocks the side door to her Hayesville home and ushers . . .

by Heidi Coryell Williams

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