Building a wooden boat isn’t easy. But for generations of North Carolinians, the hard work has been well worth the joy of a seaworthy vessel.
North Carolina’s Eternal Refrain
The song of our state has no final note. One writer knows that some of the sounds that make up its symphony live forever, belonging always and only to North Carolina.
Sounds of Home
From ocean breezes to mountain winds, whistles to fiddles, a music rooted in place and memory travels across North Carolina.
Under the Currituck Beach Lighthouse
Since its completion in 1875, the Currituck Beach Lighthouse has stood witness to the community of Corolla, which grew up under the spindle’s eye.
A Town Called Bath
A tiny community at the confluence of two waterways in Beaufort County is where it all began for North Carolina.
The Fishing Camps of Core Banks
In a pair of rustic cottages on two remote strips of North Carolina shoreline, one family left time and responsibilities behind to watch waves crash on barren beaches and stars dance in the coal black sky.
The Mighty Roanoke River: A Photo Essay
The Roanoke begins in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia and travels more than 400 miles before emptying into Albemarle Sound, linking countless lives along the way. Follow along as a native son traces the river’s path through northeastern North Carolina, sharing stories of the Roanoke he knows and loves.
Climbing Sand: The Dunes of the Outer Banks
The trails that snake through the maritime forests and over the great dunes of the Outer Banks offer views as breathtaking as any in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Island Time
What a gift, those great shifting sandbars — a 325-mile-long string of them, clustered up and down the Carolina coast, looming so large in the history of our state and in our lives. The bridges and ferries, the wild dunes and crashing waves, the beach houses and fish dinners. Year after year, we return to the islands.
