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Editor’s Column

From Elizabeth Hudson: Christmas in Toyland

For our editor in chief, memories of simple stocking stuffers from her father long outlasted the fancy gifts from her Christmas list.

by Elizabeth Hudson
Quiz

Quiz: The Most Wonderful Time

At these holiday events across North Carolina, our hearts will be glowing and we’ll be of good cheer. After all, it is — well, you know.

by Alan Hodge
Travel Guides

A Guide to Downtown Dillsboro

A longtime local crafter is proud of her tiny town for its shops, restaurants, and abundance of Christmas spirit.

by Katie King
Photo Essay

North Carolina Symbols of the Season

Make it a Carolina Christmas: From the mountains to the coast, we found our state’s icons — official and honorary — in their best holiday dress.

by Katie Saintsing
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
History

Signed, Stamped, Delivered

Each year, the post office in the tiny town of Star holds a contest to determine the design of its holiday postmark, which brings visitors from near and far to Montgomery County to add a bit of Christmas cheer to their mail.

by Trudy Haywood Saunders
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
Travel Guides

9 Magical Places to See Christmas Lights

The holiday season is aglow across the state.

by Our State Staff
Travel

Gingerbread Dreams at Körner’s Folly

There’s more to Kernersville’s most famous home than meets the eye. Filled with nooks, trapdoors, and a tiny theater, Körner’s Folly is a Victorian homage to the power of imagination.

by Susan Stafford Kelly
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