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January 2020

Travel

The Seasons in Highlands: Winter

Walk beneath a waterfall, ice-skate on Main Street, and go snow-tubing in Scaly Mountain during a winter trip to Highlands.

by Our State Staff
Features

A Perfect Winter Weekend in Beech Mountain

The highest town east of the Rockies draws some 10,000 people during the winter months — to ski, snowboard, snowshoe, sled, tube, and cap it all off with a beer in a bar in the sky.

by Leigh Ann Henion
Columns

From Elizabeth Hudson: The Best Seat in the House

When it was too cold to sit on the front porch or walk to the neighbors’, a chair just big enough for 6-year-old Elizabeth and her grandmother became her favorite spot to while away a winter’s day.

by Elizabeth Hudson
Features

3 Western Destinations Create Heartfelt and Handwoven Textiles

North Carolina’s textile traditions are alive and well in the mountains, where handloom weavers and fiber mills add new stories to the warp and weft.

by Katie Saintsing
Restaurants

McDowell Local Dishes Up a Foothills Feast

In McDowell County, there’s a cardinal rule of eating local: Food should always be fun.

by Drew Perry
Travel

5 Reasons to Spend a Day in Laurinburg, NC

Take a trip to this Sandhills city to discover vineyard views, explore Scottish culture, and shop along Main Street.

by Robin Sutton Anders
Recipes

Skillet Cornbread

Fluffy and golden with crispy edges.

by Lynn Wells
Central

Forsyth Seafood Market Brings a Beaufort Bounty to Winston-Salem

True to their Beaufort heritage, a mother and daughter bring the bounty of the coast to their Winston-Salem fish market and restaurant, where seafood and friendship keep spirits afloat.

by Debbie Moose
Recipes

Seafood Bisque

Rich, creamy, and packed with shrimp, crab, and scallops.

by Lynn Wells
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