Take a scroll through time — and get a peek at how our design has changed over the last 90 years — as you browse a selection of beautiful covers. 1930s April 23, 1938 — The Blowing Rock 1940s June 2, 1945 — Wrightsville Beach 1950s September 13, 1952 — The Blue Ridge Parkway, with Grandfather Mountain in the distance April 10, 1954 1960s July 1, 1966 — Old Baldy Lighthouse on Bald Head Island April 15, 1969 — The Old Well at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1970s August 1979 — Hang gliding off the first peak of Grandfather Mountain 1980s April 1985 1990s May 1991 — Tweetsie Railroad in Blowing Rock 2000s February 2002 — The Linn Cove Viaduct on the Blue Ridge Parkway January 2003 — The Mile-High Swinging Bridge on Grandfather Mountain 2010s July 2010 October 2010 July 2012 November 2016 July 2019 2020s August 2021