What an outdoorsman (or woman) really wants at the end of a long day on the trail or the lake, Chris Phelps says, is a place to drink a beer or have a cup of coffee and talk about the day’s adventures. So when this avid outdoorsman revamped an old store on Main Street in Lexington and opened High Rock Outfitters, he knew the merchandise part of the business was just a means to an end.
He had no idea, though, that he’d have to get laws revoked and passed to get craft beer flowing behind the high bar plastered with bumper stickers and decals. Eventually, price tags and displays disappeared and bands were booked, but the name remains the same. On Tuesday nights, a group of beer-lovers gathers to discuss theology. Wednesday is trivia night. Weekends are for live music of every persuasion. Just look for the old-school backpacks, wicker camp chair, and BSA canteens in the window; amble on in; and talk about your trials. Er, trails.
High Rock Outfitters
13 South Main Street
Lexington, NC 27292
(336) 248-4444
facebook.com/highrockoutfitters
In North Carolina, spring brings the scent of fresh-cut grass and memories of helping Dad mow the lawn.
Nostalgic burger joints are like time machines, delivering something extra special that keeps us coming back.
This tiny city block in downtown Greensboro once had a gigantic reputation. Not so much for its charbroiled beef patties — though they, too, were plentiful — but for its colorful characters and their wild shenanigans.
In the 1950s, as Americans hit freshly paved roads in shiny new cars during the postwar boom, a new kind of restaurant took shape: the drive-in. From those first thin patties to the elaborate gourmet hamburgers of today, North Carolina has spent the past 80 years making burger history.
