Even when it wasn’t Halloween, the late founder of this magazine put the “trick” in trick or treat.
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The Life & Times of Our State Magazine
To commemorate our 90th anniversary, we’ve compiled a time line that highlights the stories, contributors, and themes that have shaped this magazine — and your view of the Old North State — using nine decades of our own words.
Creating Our State
This magazine has evolved quite a bit since the first issue was published 90 years ago this month, but we’ve always celebrated North Carolina.
Carl Goerch’s North Carolina
“A big neighborhood” is what Carl Goerch called this state, and in this neighborhood, these mountains, Sandhills, and beaches, he found himself. To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the magazine he founded, we used his writings as a guide and explored North Carolina by plane and car, pen and camera. We understand why he fell in love.
