Celebrate the season in this mountain town — no matter what time of year you visit.
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14 Pie Recipes for Your Thanksgiving Dessert Table
Give thanks for pie! Creamy chocolate walnut; sweet potato covered in a buttery, crunchy topping; classic, custardy pumpkin — these favorites are fit for a feast.
11 Our State Recipes You Loved in October
Baked spaghetti, pumpkin cheesecake bars, and buttermilk and apple pancakes were among your favorite recipes in October. Find out what else made the list.
4 Seasonal Sweets to Try This Fall
Sugar, spice, and a little bit of pumpkin is nice: In North Carolina, sweet treats put us in an autumn state of mind.
An Our State Playlist: Cozy Tunes for Autumn
Curl up with our curated Spotify playlist, which features a comforting selection of tunes by homegrown artists — perfect for sweater weather in North Carolina.
Pie Towns: 10 Places to Get the Sweetest Slices of the Season
In North Carolina, Thanksgiving pies — pecan, apple, sweet potato, pumpkin — have deep roots in farms from the mountains to the Coastal Plain. When bakeries wrap these homegrown ingredients in a buttery crust, pie makes perfect.
5 Items for Your October To-Do List
Eat, pick, carve, collect, and decorate pumpkins of all kinds in North Carolina this month.
7 Perfect Pumpkin Recipes to Try This Fall
From pumpkin biscuits with orange-honey butter to a zesty pumpkin soup, savor the season of spice with these delicious dishes.
14 North Carolina Pumpkin Patches
At these spots across the state, pick the perfect pumpkin so that you can carve up a jack-o’-lantern that’s front porch material.
