Mary Alice Blackwell, features editor of The Daily Progress, was born in Staunton and now lives on the other side of the ridge, in the Charlottesville area.Anne Patterson Causey came to the Charlottesville area by way of Virginia Beach. A writer and research specialist at the Special Collections Library of the University of Virginia, she has also worked in public relations and writes fiction in her spare time.

"This book should be standard equipment in all automobiles and backpacks traversing the Blue Ridge."--Virginia magazine

• (1) Preface (2) Acknowledgments (3) How to Use This Book (4) Area Overview (5) Getting Around (6) Hotels and Motels (7) Bed-and-Breakfasts and Country Inns (8) Resorts (9) Restaurants (10) Nightlife (11) Shopping (12) Attractions (13) Kidstuff (14) The Arts (15) Annual Events and Festivals (16) The Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive (17) The Civil War (18) Wineries (19) Horse Country (20) Recreation (21) Skiing (22) Relocation (23) Education (24) Index (25 About the Authors)