The Mountain Traditions Project

Neal Peterson is a plant geneticist who has been breeding pawpaw trees for over 45 years, and has come up with seven var... Read more

On a beautiful spring morning, Andrea Lay gathers herbs growing at her home, Hidden Hollow Farm, near Keyser, West Virgi... Read more

A native of Frostburg, Maryland, Mark Bowling learned to climb with his best friend in high school. Since then, he's cli... Read more

On a spring day in April, Park ranger Caroline Blizzard leads a group of people to a hillside in Western Maryland to hun... Read more

At Tom Dodd's home along the South Branch of the Potomac River in Greenspring, West Virginia, he and his friend JP Roby ... Read more

Father and daughter Pete Hobbie and Dakota Karper are part of a group of musicians who play together at the Cabin in Ham... Read more

Jason Twigg is a Mount Savage native and thru-hiker who has completed the Triple Crown: 3 epic hikes in the U.S. that in... Read more

Katie Ross and her husband Otto are a both teachers by profession who honed their storytelling skills as members of the ... Read more

Reverend Frankie Revell is not only a state champion banjo player but also makes one-of-a-kind stringed instruments from... Read more

Ben and Hana Yoder began Savage River Farm in the village of Pocahontas, in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, less than ten... Read more