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PHOTO ESSAY

Photo Essay

The Snows of Appalachia: A Photo Essay

In the west, where the landscape rises to meet the sky, winter arrives early and puts on a show, softening our rugged peaks with a blanket of snow.

by Katie Saintsing
Photo Essay

McAdenville: The Little Town that Glows

Every December, residents string up thousands of twinkling lights, transforming their Gaston County village into Christmas Town, USA.

by Katie Saintsing
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Carolina Corn: A Photo Essay

Using tried-and-true techniques, modern millers grind local kernels to make grits for your bowl and cornmeal for your skillet.

by Katie Saintsing
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The Fare of the North Carolina State Fair

We’ll be dreaming of those 11 delicious days in Raleigh until we’re back at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds. For now, we’re fondly revisiting the best eats — and the friendliest faces — that only come around once a year.

by Katie Saintsing
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Photo Essay: Cheese Please!

Cheesemaking is part art, part science, and wholly an expression of place. Meet the people — and the cows, goats, and buffalo — who are working magic to turn milk into a sliceable, meltable, totally irresistible taste of home.

by Katie Saintsing
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Photo Essay: A Look at the Full Carolina Moon

Our trees may still be stripped, our fields and farms still frozen, but take heart: Our landscape shimmers beneath the radiance of a full Carolina moon.

by Our State Staff

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