Nighttime fishing excursions attune the ears to the unseen creatures that make up nature’s chorus, each singing its own song in the dark.
LIVING IN NORTH CAROLINA
Greensboro’s Green Hill Billies
A group of volunteers repairs and cleans the gravestones of the Gate City’s oldest public cemetery to honor those who came before them and beautify what they see as hallowed ground.
Sounds of Home
From ocean breezes to mountain winds, whistles to fiddles, a music rooted in place and memory travels across North Carolina.
North Carolina, Naturally: Painted Buntings
Often spotted in the Southeast’s coastal environments, male painted buntings — with their characteristic rainbow plumage — are one of the most colorful birds in the country. Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice takes a closer look at these iridescent creatures who migrate to coastal North Carolina each year.
Winged Rainbows
On our coast, painted buntings flash their colors, sing for love, and remind us to stay hopeful.
Asheville’s Lunch Box Collector
During one collector’s elementary years, it didn’t matter what his parents packed inside his lunch box. Back in the day, the real prize was on the outside.
A Good Day’s Lunch
In the middle of a long day of farming, hunting, or fishing, North Carolinians looking for a filling meal count on country stores to get the job done.
North Carolina, Naturally: The Fall Line
From Roanoke Rapids to Raven Rock, a natural divide across North Carolina has long-guided water, wildlife, and people. Join Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice as she explores the town of Weldon, where the cascades from the Roanoke River signify the geological shift where the Piedmont meets the Coastal Plain.
The Fall Line
From Roanoke Rapids past Raven Rock, a natural divide has long guided water, wildlife, and people — and it’s still shaping North Carolina today.
