Seagrove is in the geographic center of the state, but for many people, it’s the center of the pottery universe. Here, artists like Sid Luck — a fifth-generation potter — built a community of studios and shops from the ground up, and continue to pass down a tradition that began here hundreds of years ago.
Split-rail fences don’t shout “keep out.” They lean, they shift, they invite. And in western North Carolina, they remind us that some lines are meant to hold, not harden.
Each May, spring climbs nearly 3,000 feet to the seat of Alleghany County. Here, as the rhododendrons blush, a beloved mountain town welcomes visitors with its food, art, and flourish of color and creativity.
Brief but delicious, soft-shell crab season is cherished by diners as well as the folks who work around the clock to put these native pinchers on our plates.
When it comes to poultry, the best is raised close to home.
