• Food
  • Travel
  • Living in NC
  • History
  • Store
subscribe
  • Manage My Account
  • Our State Trips
  • Newsletters
  • Videos
  • Playlists
  • Carolina Calendar
  • Promotions
  • Made in NC Awards
Skip to content
  • Food
  • Travel
  • Living in NC
  • History
  • Store
subscribe

native

Photo Essay

Written in Stone: North Carolina’s Rock Formations

According to Cherokee legend, when the Earth was created, the Great Buzzard flew low over the flat land, his beating wings sculpting mountains and valleys below. Today, science offers its own explanations for our state’s geological marvels.

by Rebecca Woltz
Back In The Day

Speaking in Code

How Cherokee soldiers from North Carolina created an unbreakable code during World War I.

by Jimmy Tomlin
Features

Our State’s 5 Most Popular Stories of 2021

From a history of North Carolina’s gold rush to a round-up of iconic barbecue joints across the state, these stories were our readers’ favorites this year.

by Our State Staff
Channel Bass are the Official State Saltwater Fish of NC
Uncategorized

Channel Bass, Natives of the Pamlico Sound

Whether you call it a red drum or a spottail, our state saltwater fish remains a prize for anglers and diners.

by T. Edward Nickens
The Painted Bunting Lives Up to its Name
Uncategorized

Native to Carolina Beach, the Painted Bunting Lives Up to its Name

The most colorful bird in the United States calls North Carolina home.

by T. Edward Nickens
trumpet creeper
Uncategorized

Native to Gatesville, Trumpet Creeper is a Vine Gone Wild

Don’t be fooled by its delicate-looking blooms: This hardy climber can take over your yard.

by T. Edward Nickens
native mountain laurel
Home & Garden

Mountain Laurel, Native to Cullowhee

For fans of spring color in the High Country: It’s showtime!

by T. Edward Nickens
black skimmers feat img
Uncategorized

Black Skimmers, Natives of Oregon Inlet

What’s in a name? A lot: This bird’s moniker describes its appearance and how it fishes.

by T. Edward Nickens
venus flytrap
Uncategorized

Venus Flytrap, Native to Green Swamp

The delicate plant may be deadly to some insects, but its future is so imperiled that collecting the herbaceous hunter in the wild is a felony in North Carolina.

by T. Edward Nickens
  • 1
  • 2
  • »

Subscribe
Our State Travel Club

Get our most popular weekly newsletter: This is NC

SEE ALL OUR NEWSLETTERS >

subscribe MANAGE MY ACCOUNT
FOLLOW US
  • Video
  • Playlists
  • Podcast
  • Newsletters
  • Magazine Finder
  • The History of Our State
  • Contact Us
  • Careers
  • Privacy Policy
  • Advertise With Us
  • Ad Materials
  • Submit an Event
  • Letter to the Editor
  • Speaker Request
  • General Comment
  • Contributor Guidelines
  • Reprint / Reuse Policy
  • Our State Trips
  • Made in NC Awards
  • Our State Store
  • Promotions
  • Best of Our State on PBS NC
  • Our State Archives
    • Community Partners
  • Sponsored

© Our State Magazine 2023, All rights reserved. | Website by Web Publisher PRO