In North Carolina, spring brings the scent of fresh-cut grass and memories of helping Dad mow the lawn.
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Keep Cozy or Kick Back? Cabins vs. Cottages
Both are charming. Both have Southern hospitality to spare. But when it comes right down to it, what’s the best way to unwind in North Carolina — keeping cozy in a cabin or kicking back in a cottage? Two writers tell all.
A Holiday of Our Own
A writer looks back on the Thanksgiving tradition that’s stayed with him since grad school. In those days, when it felt like everything was changing, he and his friends found comfort in a new sense of home.
In Search of Secret Creeks
Stocked with paper maps and picnic lunches, one family’s minivan becomes a time machine, carrying them across North Carolina and back to a simpler era.
Morning Glory in the Blue Ridge Mountains
Getting away from it all isn’t easy, but the rewards are many: The simplicity of a cabin kitchen. The joy of togetherness. The day’s first cup of coffee, sipped as the sun rises over the mountains.
A Love Note to North Carolina: The Two-Lane Life
Pull off the interstate: From mountain blacktops to coastal byways, the soul of North Carolina lives on roads less traveled.
McDowell Local Dishes Up a Foothills Feast
In McDowell County, there’s a cardinal rule of eating local: Food should always be fun.
A Love Note to North Carolina:
On the Same Page
Remember your first library card? It was a passport to anywhere. Across the state, local libraries still connect us to the world, and to each other.
A Love Note to North Carolina: Let It Sleet
An ode to the magic — and music — of snow’s icy cousin.
