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November 2007 Table of Contents
6 Welcome to Our State
By Vicky Jarrett
Related Link:
- Vicky Jarrett On the Air with D.G. Martin
9 Our State Quiz
Civic Duty
Cast your ballot for the right answers to this month's quiz on how North Carolinians have decided history at the polls.
By Alan Hodge
10 Letters from Our Readers
12 Tar Heel Treasures
Hope Chest
Virtually a portable emergency room, this late 19th-century medicine chest went everywhere the doctor did.
By Janet C. Pittard
14 Tar Heel Literature
An interview with Robert Morgan, author of Boone
By D.G. Martin
Related Links:
- To hear D.G. Martin’s interview with Robert Morgan, which was featured in this month’s issue, click here: Part I, Part II
20 Tar Heel Towns
Laurinburg
Home to the Storytelling Festival of Carolina, this Scotland County seat is breathing new life into its downtown area.
By Kathy Grant Westbrook
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27 Tar Heel History
Parkway Pioneer
R. Getty Browning went to great lengths to ensure the Blue Ridge Parkway’s place in North Carolina.
By Tim Pegram
31 Tar Heel People
Leading Lady
Through a unique theater project, Lynden Harris has given a voice to the voiceless by shining the spotlight on their untold stories. By Dave Hart
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34 The Water's Voice By Rosie Molinary
An exhibit at The Light Factory in Charlotte chronicles a year in the life of the Catawba River.
40 Bob Garner Eats: Country-Style Steak By Bob Garner
Sink your teeth into one of the South’s favorite tender, gravy-smothered dishes.
46 Great Walks: The Asheville Urban Trail By Lynn Setzer
Discover the beauty and history of western North Carolina’s thriving metropolis by tracing a unique path of markers.
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52 Fine Finish
A Photo Essay
Late rays of sunlight wash the North Carolina landscape in a most dramatic display of color.
70 It's All Relative
In an age when people may make several career changes during a lifetime, many North Carolinians choose to follow the steady path of family members who came before them.
72 Lady on the Hill By Marla Hardee Milling
At the Biltmore Estate with the Cecils
80 Rooms With a View By Molly Harrison
On Hatteras Island with the Hoopers at the Lighthouse View Motel
88 Personal Attention By Jennifer Woodford
Moose Drugs, 125 years and counting
94 True Grit By Karl Kazaks
Perry Lowe Orchards in Brushy Mountain
102 Sterling Quality By Diane Silcox-Jarrett
The heritage and high standards of Jolly’s Jewelers
112 Think Big By Charles Blackburn Jr.
Five notable North Carolina families
Related Links:
- Reynolds American
- Reynolda House
- Belk
- Cones
- Moses Cone Mansion
- Duke Farms
- Duke Homestead
- Duke Mansion
124 Shared Calling By Diane Silcox-Jarrett
The Tysons — preaching for three generations
132 Co-Operative By Kathy Grant Westbrook
Farmers' Alliance Store in Chatham County
138 At the Peak By Marla Hardee Milling
On Grandfather Mountain with the Mortons
146 Going to Press By Steve Row
The Whichard family, reporting from Greenville’s Daily Reflector
154 United We Stand By Jimmy Tomlin
The rewards of a family business
Related Link:166 Hard Hitting By John Hairr
Skilled marksmen participate in the centuries-old tradition of turkey shoots and set their sights on a poultry prize.
170 Salute to Valor By Janet C. Pittard
Fort Bragg’s 100th Infantry Division made history in the winter of 1944 in the mountains of France.
178 Carolina Artists
Making Memories
Folk artist Marjorie Rose Powell of Mount Olive uses a plentiful supply of joyful color to reflect her animated world.
By Janet C. Pittard
186 Carolina Counties
Durham County
Home to the fourth largest city in North Carolina, this central county
has traded tobacco and textiles for biotechnology and tourism.
By L.A. Jackson
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194 For the Day
Wild, Wild West
Ride the Iron Horse Express, play a round of mini-golf, or dine at theSmokehouse Grill — there’s plenty of family fun to be had at Deadwood in Williamston.
By Kathy Grant Westbrook
203 Front Porch Stories
Not Just on Thanksgiving Day
For a close-knit congregation, giving came naturally.
By Bill Thompson
204 Tar Heel Memories
Grape Expectations
Unanticipated circumstances twist brilliance into bedlam for an ambitious group of college boys.
By Steve Dollar
206 Tar Heel Gardening
Late Bloomer
Long after blossoms from showy summer annuals have faded away — even after the decline of fall-flowering perennials — the climbing aster steps into the spotlight.
By L.A. Jackson
209 Tar Heel Tastes
A Good Cause(way)
No matter the season, customers line up for the strawberry-topped Belgian waffles and seafood omelets served at the Causeway Café in Wrightsville Beach.
By Christopher E. Nelson
212 Carolina Kitchen
Thanks Again
Holiday leftovers seem as inevitable as the season itself.
By Erica Derr
217 Agenda
Humor Festival and Conference; Festivities in Gold Hill; A Dickens Holiday; Bricolage Arts Festival; "Honor Our Veterans" exhibit By Lynne Gantz
220 Holiday Events Guide
Compiled By Lynne Gantz
226 Dates & Events
Compiled By Lynne Gantz
236 Tar Heel Images
On the Right Track
By Jim Stenhouse
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