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Back In The Day

The Gift of Light

Christmas shopping can be challenging, but back in the first half of the 20th century, North Carolinians got a helpful hint from a most unlikely source.

by Jimmy Tomlin
Travel

A Holiday on Ice in Highlands

Seeking a pocket of quiet in the mad dash leading up to Christmas, one family heads west and finds a rink they can skate away on.

by Drew Perry
Guides

9 Magical Places to See Christmas Lights

The holiday season is aglow across the state.

by Our State Staff
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
Guides

10 North Carolina Items for Your December To-Do List

Festive ways to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year.

by Our State Editors
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Greensboro’s Wild Winter Wonderland

Walk under sparkling stars and past dancing penguins, get lost in the Forest of Light, and keep an eye out for Santa at the Greensboro Science Center.

by Robin Sutton Anders

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