Illustration of family walking to the beach with with packing lists along the way

Shore Things

Sunscreen. Surf wax. Flip-flops. The beach packing list is a reminder to bring the essentials, of course. But read between the lines: It’s also a family scrapbook, a reminder of all the vacations that came before.

Hummingbird at a feeder

For the Birds

An Alamance County woman attracts hummingbirds by the dozens to her backyard sanctuary, devoting her summer days — and lots of sugar — to the birds she loves.

Mural of Halifax Resolves in downtown Halifax

Halifax Resolves

In April 1776, months before founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, a group of visionaries gathered in Halifax as the first to formally urge the colonies to declare their independence from British rule.

Heber Guthrie in the lightkeeper uniform of the Cape Lookout Lighthouse

Heber Guthrie

Born on Harkers Island and the great-grandson of a lightkeeper, Heber Guthrie now dons the visage of former lightkeepers to inspire a sense of Down East pride in younger generations.