In the summer of 1968, a novice sailor headed to Pamlico County’s legendary Camp Seafarer to learn the ropes — and the lingo — of navigating the Neuse and beyond.
5 on the Flat-Top: Melvins’
This Elizabethtown landmark serves hamburgers and hot dogs. That’s it. For 74 years and counting.
Salute to Sacrifice
Generations of Marines have come through Jacksonville en route to battles near and far, as well as on their way to careers, some lengthy and some tragically brief. In the city’s Lejeune Memorial Garden, memories of their heroism live on.
A Love Letter to Lake Waccamaw State Park
This state park — home to the crown jewel of the Coastal Plain’s Carolina bays — is worthy of wonder.
The Art of Exploration
Through the eyes of Greensboro artist Katie Podracky, a challenging year was an opportunity for adventure: In 2020, she and her family visited every state park in North Carolina. Her paintings turn each park into a joyful kaleidoscope of color and memory.
The Sandhills Woman’s Exchange
For more than a century, a 200-year-old cabin in Pinehurst has provided women with a location to sell their homemade goods.
Made in NC: From Scraps to Fashion
A Lee County couple has turned a love of bags and a talent for upcycling old military gear into a career.
Winter Welcome
And now, we wait. Will January bring snow, sleet, or freezing rain? Big, fluffy flakes for sledding and snow cream? Or a crystalline coat of ice for every pine bough? In North Carolina, the skies can surprise us.
Toys We Treasured
Every generation knows the fizzy anticipation of waiting for Christmas morning — and the lazy warmth of the day that follows. For some North Carolina kids, the joy of finding that Santa brought a hoped-for gift — a model train, a brand-new bicycle, a sled — sparks a lifelong passion.
