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Relish the Past and Present at Buffalo Mercantile Company & Café
Western

Relish the Past and Present at Buffalo Mercantile Company & Café

For more than a century, a general store has supplied residents of Caldwell County with the most essential of provisions: a sense of community.

by Jodi Helmer
Pork ribeye at Bistro Roca
October 2013

The Height of High Country Cooking

Mountain chefs are at the top of their game at four restaurants in Boone, Blowing Rock, & Valle Crucis.

by Our State Staff
Features

Memories of Camp Yonahlossee

Before she was an acclaimed novelist, she was a camp kid. Although it’s been long since closed, author Susan Kelly’s golden-tinged memories of Camp Yonahlossee draw her back.

by Susan Stafford Kelly
Sims Country Bar-B-Que
May 2013

Sims Country Bar-B-Que

Whether you come for barbecue or bluegrass music, this shed in Granite Falls is the place to be on Friday and Saturday nights.

by Our State Staff
Jocko Flocko
May 2013

Fastest Monkey in the World

The biggest, tallest, truest tale in NASCAR history happened in 1953 on a half-mile dirt track in Hickory. A monkey named Jocko Flocko beat 26 other drivers to take home the checkered flag.

by Jimmy Tomlin
Features

Fly Fishing in North Carolina

Where well-stocked waters and gorgeous settings add up to the perfect day.

by Troy Baker

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