Part of two of this abandoned house in the Appalachian Mountains where we explore the family cemetery and family history behind this old homeplace. This log cabin dates all the way back to the 1700s.

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 ...

Appalshop, a culture and arts center in Whitesburg, held a large repository of central Appalachian history. By Remy Tumin Appalshop has been a cornerstone of Whitesburg, Ky., since 1969, working to ...

Just as the leaves begin to turn, visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park can turn back the clock and get a taste of daily life long ago in the Appalachian Mountains. The annual Mountain Life ...

An Owl’s hoot means…There are sounds that belong to the mountains after dark. Wind moving through the trees. The steady chorus of insects. A creek somewhere below the house. A dog barking at something ...