Contents BRC Free Digital PrevieWs! Features 24 Potomac Highlands Adventures This part of West Virginia has more than its share of great things to discover and explore. by Joe Tennis BRC 34 Get Up Early! Great Farm Vacations Ready to help out with collecting the eggs? With feeding sheep and picking vegetables? by Jodi Helmer BRC 38 Saving Mabry Mill A group of artisans was hard at work this spring to bring Ed Mabry's mill back to standard. by Jack Betts 42 Photo Essay: BRC Mountain Skies Southern mountain photographer Robert Stephens has a knack for capturing the drama above the mountains. 46 Signature Mountain Dishes And not just where to go to enjoy them, but also how to prepare them at home. by Cara Ellen Modisett DEPARTMENTS 5 Print to Mobile 6 From the Editor 8 From the Farm 10 Festivals & Events 16 The Hike 18 Creature Feature 19 Mountain Report 20 Country Roads 73 Mountain Garden 82 Guest Column Our Cover: David Hungate photographed this viewpoint at Smith Mountain Lake, Va. See page 54 for Paul Clark's story on homes at Smith Mountain and other water-facing areas in the mountains. Firewater Photgraphy C BRC 54 54 Waterfront Living A mountain home has an extra measure of charm when there's water out front. by Paul Clark p.24, 78 West Virginia 78 Cabin in the Woods: Canaan Resort The main lodge has been completely refurbished, and the cabins remain inviting. by Ed Rehbein Follow Us Facebook.com/BlueRidgeCountry p. 34 Tennessee Virginia p. 38 p. 34 North Carolina p. 34 Georgia Twitter.com/BRCmagazine Pinterest.com/BRCmagazine Google.com/+BlueRidgeCountry Region-wide articles: 32, 46, 54. JULY/AUGUST 2014 | 3http://www.Facebook.com/BlueRidgeCountry http://www.Twitter.com/BRCmagazine http://www.Pinterest.com/BRCmagazine http://www.Google.com/+BlueRidgeCountry