i live in bristol va and love it

May have focused on Lewisburg but actually is about the whole Greenbrier Valley.

Looking forward to our road trip to Floyd! (Roving through Virginia with Rover)

Our fire department sold a used fire truck in the late 70’s early 80’s along with a squad truck to Tazewell fire department. Fire Chief was William Heldriff, I believe and apologize for the last name spelling.

❤WV! ❤Appalachia. Excellent work Josh, this really made me homesick! Josh you know I'm biased here. I love my new home like nowhere I've ever been. It is perfect the way it is. I came as refugee, not a prophet. Please, please remember the reasons you left where you were, and for the love of baby Jesus. DO NOT BRING ANY OF THEM WITH YOU.

Ok first episode was where my great uncle worked as a pharmacist for majority of his career. Grundy Va. So I had a kinship with it. Now on to Lewisburg WV I lived there about 20 years ago now. Just really funny to me. Again thank you for this series. Seeing buildings I’ve not seen in 20 years. Other than on Google earth. lol.

My grandfather was born and raised in big stone gap. I used to go every year for our family reunion.

Ken Heath is a good good man. I remember him from the radio station and his giving away to win blue jeans and donuts from Food City. Dig Dog Stand still serving delicious food 😋. Wish that the factories would come back to USA and to Marion and Chilhowie and Atkins areas. I worked several factories before they closed and moved away 😢 To bring back jobs would turn the town around to be successful.

GREAT video!!! I enjoy learning about the hidden gems in the U.S. Now I want to visit Benezette! Thank you for introducing me to a place I had never heard of.

We live in Dubois,Pa just a short distance away. It is a beautiful area for sure. John Dubois was part of that lumber trade and it’s fascinating learning about the area.

The new express way that is coming Will change the area For good or bad that's for each person to decide

Bluefield West Virginia, my hometown, born there and I still have family living there the Turner family. And my mom was born and raised there. R family own Bluefield until the great depression

You should make a video about Russell county Virginia, smiley Ratliff, and the old governors mansion in elk garden!

Living in Abingdon now, spent my whole life in Norton. Thanks for the upload. Now, i can just watch this, whenever i get a little homesick. Lol....

I grew up in Keen Mtn Coal Camp. Such a wonderful place to spend your childhood!

My great Uncle Charles was the only pharmacist in Grundy for a very long time. I’ve always had a kinship with it. Most of my family are from Russell county though which isn’t that far from there. I now reside in Abingdon Va. Thank you for covering our area looking forward to more

I was born in Dickenson County over 74 years ago. My Dad was a coal miner, and we moved often to where he could find work. I was born in West Dante in a little house on the hill behind Phillips Store. It was nice to watch this episode because it's about my home. Though I left there in 1969, I still love the area, and I live in Florida now and don't make it up that way often. Many of you may know my brother Ken, he is the mayor of St. Paul, VA. I love this series. The productions are top-notch. Thank you!

Haysi is my hometown. Lived and went to school there.

Thanks for coming to Dickenson County aka #VAsBaby to feature our wonderful people and small towns! I left here after college but soon returned and built my life here-7th generation to do so. No place like it.

I wasn't sure if PBS was still doing this series on SWVA coal towns. To see a new video hit was a real surprise. One of the best series PBS has every done. Josh the narrator from Mountain Roots is amazing. Nobody does it better. The one negative thing i will say is that this Buchanan County Industrial development association masks itself as doing good for the commmunity but what they don't tell you is that by bringing all these services into that small rural community, you are going to change it in ways that are not all positive. The reason that county is so beautiful is because there aren't any industrial parks and regional airports. All that pitch on tourism only destroys the county they are trying to save. I'm against any mass development of that nature.

Very beautiful little town I just love it

Rather hear you that Chris Stapleton any day!

We ❤ Bristol!

Go Blackbird and Bristol 🎉

You should also do a spotlight on Russell county! You should check out the old governors mansion in elk garden!

Unfortunately the tree fell down in a recent storm

Thank you for this... Well done and I found myself getting a bit emotional throughout.

And a big shout out to Ridgway for cleaning up the Clarion River. Clear Creek and Cooks Forest along the Clarion River is thriving because of the clean River. Just a beautiful river! And don't forget to eat at the Hulton Hilton along the Clarion River, lol No worries come as you are, no suit or tux needed.

Good job

We have been going to my buddy’s camp for the last 10 years for our golf trip. My favorite place to go. We play a few courses including treasure lake. We visit Straub brewery and fish. No cell service in most spots it’s so relaxing. Right by medix run I love it there

I love Ridgeway one of the best small towns in the area

It’s my favorite place in the world I hope to retire there some day, I take at least 10 rides up a year

Thank you so much to PBS Appalachia Virginia and the good people of Ridgway representing our hometown so well in this broadcast. Big family from Brooklyn NY came to town in 1969 and the town has been to us all as described in this production. Thank you friends and neighbors for being a great hometown!

I wish I had a dancing partner

I discovered Benezette and elk country in the early 1990's. Long before that &^%$#@( visitor's center was built or even thought of. You could roam the Saddle and Gray Hill freely. You could photograph elk, with caution, from 60 yards away. I fell in love with the area and visited to hike and camp for the next 15 years. Fast forward to 2006. Now it is overrun by loud obnoxious people with no regard for property or wildlife. They stand puffing on a cigarette, yelling back and forth to one another and wonder why they haven't seen any elk. When they finish their smoke, they flick the filtered butt on the ground. One that may biodegrade in 20 or 30 years. I still visit the Moshannon and Elk State forests, but I seldom go into town and I sure don't patronize the Visitor's Center. If I see elk down below the Quehanna Highway, that's great. If I don't, so be it. At least I'm not in a traffic jamb on 555 or listening to people scream back and forth at one another who think they've visited a petting zoo.

I bet its liberal central there. No thanks.

I own a cabin a few miles from Benezette in the village of Grant. I hunt, fish and enjoy being outside in this area monthly. I know the forests and creeks nestled in eastern Elk and southern Cameron Counties better than my resident neighborhood in the South Hills of Pittsburgh. When I am not in north-central Pennsylvania, I am thinking when I will be there again. My heart lies in the Pennsylvania Wilds. I also personally know several of the people interviewed in this short film. These are wonderful people that have a passion for not only this region but sharing it with visitors, too. Visitors are welcome to enjoy, conserve, love and protect these public lands. Go for a hike. Do some fishing. Hunt. Enjoy a camp fire. Swim or tube in the Bennett Branch of the Sinnemahoning Creek. Follow the rules and respect our wilderness, waterways and wildlife. Protect it and leave it as you found it. Thank you for presenting this special region beautifully in this documentary. I appreciate this effort. Very well done.

I have been there many times. The first few times I did not see elk but still enjoyed it. A local gave me a tip to find the elk and I did. I found a herd and the herd seemed to follow me all day. Great place to visit.

I have lived here in central PA my entire life. From Benezette, Renovo/Kettle Creek, Coudersport, Pike Creek. Lots of cools small towns all over the place. My favorite Forests to hike in PA are Loyalsock SF, Worlds End SP, Pine Creek Gorge, Bald Eagle SF & SP, Austin Dam memorial park, Elk Forest. List goes on. PA has some amazing hidden gems and waterfalls all over the place

We. Went there in 1979 after our honeymoon. Our friends were living there. Very good time.

The narrative/commentary is outstanding. Really lit some emotion of my own longing. I live in Tyrone, PA and have visited on occasion, but this spurs a more in-depth view. God bless and keep up the great content.

I grew up about ten miles from Benezette. I've been there a number of times since moving to Virginia Beach and it never fails to lift my spirits, There's nothing like seeing an elk to make you stop and appreciate what mother nature has to offer. This was a very nice documentary and I even learned a few things I didn't know.

We go there at least once a year. Heading there for the week of Christmas this year.

My wife and I bought property in Benezette in 2004 to use as a hunting camp. But after that we fell in love with the area and the people and decided to make it our permanent home. And we did not make a mistake. We built a new cabin in 2011 and moved here permanently in 2016. And could not be happier. God bless and thank you for showing our area in such a great way.

I take a ride every summer from my hometown Clearfield down 879 through Frenchville and Karthaus to Benezette. This is a relaxing beautiful drive the forest is thicker and different, it's great seeing the wild life along the way particularly the Elk. This is a great video on a small beautiful town.

He is correct about getting out and making memories with your family

Great video! Beautiful place. You should also check out Potter County, PA ( Austin, Austin Dam Sinnemahoning State Park)

Wow, beautiful. Gonna have to plan a trip.

I spoke with a home owner of Benezette in the summer of 2023. That person said to me. "Frist the elk come, they eat all my flowers, vegetables, knock down my fences and shit everywhere. Then the people come, they knock down my fences, park in my driveway and shit everywhere." Great Video - Well Done!

One of my favorite places. This was beautifully done.