The Appalachian Trail crosses 14 states, six national parks and eight national forests. Marc Muench / Corbis At 2,178 miles, the Appalachian Trail is the nation’s longest marked footpath. Starting at ...

Its legends, folk tales and richly cadenced music mark Appalachia as a mythic locale in the American landscape. A new production by Bethlehem’s Pennsylvania Youth Theatre explores the reality behind ...

The stories and writers of a region can work to define that region. The honest and perceptive eye of an observant writer will expose those on the outside to an unknown world, and after the reader ...

I have not hiked the entire length of the Appalachian Trail, but I've covered enough to have a deep fondness for this wilderness walk. Over the years I have hiked from Gorham, N.H., to Stroudsburg, Pa ...

There’s just something about Appalachia that draws photographers and writers to it. And, to be honest, much of the work that is produced about it treats the area as some kind of zoo to be visited to ...

Sing Down The Moon: Appalachian Wonder Tales is made up of four stories of about 15 minutes each - perfect for children with short attention spans. They are twists on classic tales you are certain to ...

LEWISBURG, WV (WVNS) — Carnegie Hall welcomes writers, educators, and enthusiasts to attend their Writer’s Workshop, focusing on Appalachian Folk Tales as part of the institution’s Appalachian ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I was born in 1946 and raised in a Black coal mining family at the foot of Black Mountain, Kentucky’s highest peak, in Harlan ...