A shared wall between two Beaufort hangouts is both a bulwark against the cold and a heartwarming reminder that, in the off-season, coastal folks stick together.
City Portrait: Elizabeth City
Along the Pasquotank River, Elizabeth City holds a rich and colorful history within its very building blocks.
Honoring the Waters that Provide Our Bounty
Surely the first feast came from the water. By net or line, hook or gig, the promise of a fresh catch lures us still, and sustains us always.
A Sound Country Serenade
From the boats to the bridges, the waterfronts to the wildlife, a writer finds lyricism among the streams, rivers, and sounds that connect, rather than separate, our coastal homes.
In Praise of Our State’s Clay
Dig into North Carolina, and you’ll find clay nearly everywhere: in ravines, as relics, and even on a windowsill.
The History of the Scuppernong
In Columbia, the river that gave its name to our grape is a lifeline and a family tie.
James Adams Floating Theatre Provided a Big Show on the Sounds
“Show Boat” was the one of the most popular musicals ever made. And it all started when writer Edna Ferber fell in love with the floating theater in Bath in 1925.
Traveling North Carolina’s Swamps
Swamps keep their secret wonders hidden well. Under their murky black water, behind impenetrable tangles of vines, and among towering cypress draped in curtains of Spanish moss, adventure lurks.
