A growing holiday village brings old-fashioned traditions, mountain magic and a little North Pole nostalgia to the New River Valley Text by Emily K. Alberts Photos courtesy of Mountain Lake Lodge First, you hear the music. Then comes the cold mountain air, the anticipation of what lies around the corner and the first glimmers of Christmas lights through the trees. Suddenly, there it is! More than 200,000 lights illuminate historic Mountain Lake Lodge, transforming its grounds into a Christmas village …
