Inside

• Arts of Historic Proportions! in Abingdon, VA
• Biltmore Estate welcomes autumn with Michaelmas, an English Harvest Fair
• Book Reviews: The Children's Civil War, Cycling the New River Valley, Hiking North Carolina's Mountain-to-Sea Trail
• Blue Ridge Parkway is closed at US 421
• From the Executive Director of the FRIENDS group to the Blue Ridge Parkway, a linear national park in the mountains of Virginia and North Carolina . . 
• Cherokee Arboretum & Nature Trail
• Cool Colors of Autumn, and why they happen
• Family Heritage Festival at Frontier Culture Museum
• Forest Festival Day at the Cradle of Forestry, Oct. 7
• Gatlinburg Craftsmen's Fair - An Arts & Crafts "Dream Come True" Oct. 4-22
• Jailhouse Rock in Franklin, NC
• KITUWAH 2000 American Indian Celebration, Oct. 13-15
• New River Train Excursions
• Old Salem Offers Museum Classes & Lectures
• Pigeon Forge Winterfest Adds New Event - Celebrate Freedom™ To 2000 Lineup
• Racecar: The Science of Speed at the Danville Science Center
• Radford Highlanders Festival Celebrates Appalachia's Past
• Roanoke Valley Offers a Variety of Activities for All Ages
• Autumn on Blue Ridge Parkway brings out wildflowers
• Wooly Worm Races at Banner Elk Festival
• 2000 Fall Calendar of Events
• Your Mountain Guide to Accommodations, Services & Attractions
• Vacation Planning Guide Nearly 100 helpful phone numbers, addresses, websites and e-mails! When you contact them, tell them you found it in The Digest!

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