The November 2025 Issue

After a visit to the Newbold-White House, extend your journey into Perquimans County by exploring local history and downtown shops and finding tasty treats.

From pocosins to hollows, black bears shape North Carolina’s wild places — with persistence, silence, and strength.

A painter, a poet, a novelist, a middle school student, and many others have played a role in revealing the story — and the lessons — of the all-Black Pea Island Life-Saving Station.

A curious Asheville writer has filled hundreds of pages with stories behind the moments in history that have most fascinated her.

Everywhere in North Carolina, deer walk among us, mostly unnoticed. A glimpse of these quiet creatures reveals how closely the natural world mirrors our own.

This month, we give thanks to the men and women who devote their lives to keeping safe the people, places, and traditions we hold dear.

What was intended as a peaceful paddle-in camping retreat on the Roanoke River takes a turn as a couple discovers that their woodland neighbors have a lot to say.

From primitive campsites to raised platforms hidden between trees, here’s where you can paddle and pitch a tent from mountains to coast.

One man’s ambition to see Benjamin F. Long IV’s venerated frescoes led two little-known pieces to a holy place of prominence in the High Country.

The sizzle in a skillet, the scent of toasting flour, the taste of savory victory: Gravy-making engages the senses to honor the humble glory that Southern cooks find in grease.

This simple method for dredging and browning thin cuts of meat to create tasty drippings for pan gravy is a classic home cooking technique that also works with thin pork chops and pounded chicken cutlets.

To save her beloved holiday casserole from a Tupperware fate, one chef dared to reimagine a family classic.

Brushing discs of sweet potatoes with an orange-infused syrup enhances their natural sweetness and creates a glossy side dish worthy of a feast.

As Chef Lynn Wells opens her home to friends and family during the holidays, she gives thanks for one heirloom recipe that completes the feast.

For an afternoon baking project, try these eye-catching rolls. Built-in breaks for proofing give time to tackle other projects, and your reward is freshly baked bread at the end of the day.

Cabarrus Meals on Wheels delivers dignity thanks to devoted staff and volunteers who get coolers in the car and food on the table.

Based in a chef’s kitchen in Pittsboro, Feed-Well Fridges stocks community fridges with prepared meals and fresh ingredients, turning surplus into suppers and neighbors into family.

Filled with Gruyère, mozzarella, and Monterey jack cheeses, this recipe from Feedwell Cafe in Siler City packs comfort into a casserole dish.

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.

When students join the lumberjack team at Haywood Community College in Clyde, they learn forestry skills and discover a future all their own.

In Gibsonville, a father and his daughters have transformed the former Minneola Cotton Mill into a store where knowledge is as enduring as the wood itself.

A writer’s dear friends gave him a maul for splitting wood. When it broke, its sentimental value sent him on a quest to repair it. In Wilkes County, he found just the couple for the job.

A Down East native turns local fish and a hurricane-damaged pecan tree into a tribute to the coast he calls home.

A Raleigh company breathes new life into old wood as it prepares the next generation of artisans for a career in restoration.

We’re much more than just the Land of the Longleaf Pine: From flowering dogwoods to Fraser firs, these trees shape the scenery of the state we love.

These 10 craftspeople transform pieces of wood into magnificent works of art, from a carved bluebird perched on a dogwood branch to a delicate pair of earrings shaped out of a fallen oak.

A fourth-generation woodworker, Louise Butler, has helped her students shape wood for decades. She plans to open her Reidsville shop early next year to preserve the craft in her hometown.