For decades, a Polk County inn embodied 20th-century luxury and hospitality. After years of renovations by its current owners, it’s a timeless place to stay once more.
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8 Farm-to-Table Restaurants from Mountains to Coast
These eight restaurants pull inspiration from North Carolina’s seasonal bounty to create one-of-a kind meals that truly highlight the meaning of “field-to-fork.”
O Little Town of Steam Engines
For members of a model railroad club in Hendersonville, a love of toy trains that started with a simple track beneath the Christmas tree now stretches across western North Carolina.
Neighborhood: Downtown Saluda
This little mountain town has it all: arts and outdoors, music and a museum, restaurants and retail — plus passionate people who make it all happen.
Back in the Day: Talk of the Town
Nicknamed Saluda’s “information central,” Thompson’s Store was the place to go to be in the know.
Breakfast in North Carolina: Windy City Grill
Ellen Fountain remembers going to the Windy City Grill with her husband when they were freshmen at Lenoir-Rhyne College 20 . . .
Breakfast in North Carolina: Ward’s Dairy Bar & Grill
“Under old management” is not a marketing strategy likely to blaze any new trails, but it sure works for Judy . . .