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PAUL CHAP
MAN
You don't need to wait until Ramble Weekend
to try those routes, or another route along the
Smith River or Roanoke River.
If you're not taking
the Mill Mountain spur
(background) to the
Star, consider (clockwise
above) the Franklin
County Ramble, the Salem
and fish the trout in the lake and surrounding creek. In
the summer months, rent boats, swim and camp as well.
Make sure to grab an ice-cream cone from the Buckhorne Country Store (buckhorne.com; 540-862-4502),
located just outside the park's boundaries.
If you haven't been to Clifton Forge in several
years, prepare to be amazed. The small railroad town,
which you pass by (or through) on the way from
Roanoke to Douthat, has seen a dramatic revitalization, under former Roanoke City Manager Darlene
Burcham no less.
Go there to visit the C&O Railway Heritage Center
(candoheritage.org; 540-862-8653), the award-winning Masonic Amphitheatre (historicmasonictheatre.
com) and the Alleghany High-lands Arts & Crafts
Center (highlandsartsandcraft.org; 540-862-4447).
Grab a bite to eat at Vic's Family Restaurant (vicscliftonforge.com; 540-862-1620) or stay over at one of the
town's numerous inns or bed and breakfasts.
THE
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FOR FAMILIES WHO LOVE ART, SCIENCE
AND BIG MACHINES: THE MUSEUMS OF
DOWNTOWN ROANOKE - DAY
Museum, disc golf or the
lake at Douthat State Park.
Some families spend nearly every weekend in downtown Roanoke, but if you've been putting off a visit
- whether for crowds, parking worries or just falling
out of the habit - set aside a day to see what all the
fuss is about.
Start with the museums. You can balance the cost of
a Center Pass (a joint ticket for Center in the Square's
numerous museums (centerinthesquare.org; 540-3425700): the Harrison Museum of African American
Culture, the History Museum of Western Virginia and
the Science Museum of Western Virginia) with the
free cost of admission for the Taubman Museum of
Art (taubmanmuseum.org; 540-342-5760). And don't
forget the Virginia Museum of Transportation (vmt.
org; 540/342-5670),and the O. Winston Link Museum
hidden gems that kids love.
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http://www.buckhorne.com
http://www.centerinthesquare.org
http://www.candoheritage.org
http://www.historicmasonictheatre.com
http://www.historicmasonictheatre.com
http://www.highlandsartsandcraft.org
http://www.taubmanmuseum.org
http://www.vicscliftonforge.com
http://www.vmt.org
http://www.vicscliftonforge.com
http://www.vmt.org
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of The Roanoker - January/February 2015
Letters / Worth a Click
From The Editor
The Look
The Flavor
The Quiz
The Calendar
Get Outside
Dining: Four of the Valley’s Best Restaurants
On The Town
Where Are They Now?
The Source Book
Coming Home
Neighborhoods
Education
Arts & Culture
Medicine
Business
Recreation
Shopping
Retirement
The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - Intro
The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - Cover1
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The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - 6
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The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - 8
The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - 9
The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - Letters / Worth a Click
The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - 11
The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - From The Editor
The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - 13
The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - The Look
The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - 15
The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - The Flavor
The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - 17
The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - The Quiz
The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - 19
The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - The Calendar
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The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - Get Outside
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The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - Coming Home
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The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - Neighborhoods
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The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - Education
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The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - 61A
The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - 61B
The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - 61C
The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - 61D
The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - 61E
The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - 61F
The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - 61G
The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - 61H
The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - Arts & Culture
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The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - Medicine
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The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - Business
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The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - 83
The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - Recreation
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The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - 89A
The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - 89B
The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - Shopping
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The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - 96
The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - Retirement
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The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - 101
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The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - Dining: Four of the Valley’s Best Restaurants
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The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - 111
The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - On The Town
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The Roanoker - January/February 2015 - Where Are They Now?
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