Recalling an early explorer, a canoer seeks the empty spaces in the Carolina coastal marshes.
scott huler
History Unwrapped: The Our State Back Catalog
Our favorite digital collection at the State Library of North Carolina? The entire back catalog of this magazine.
Tunnel Vision: Blue Ridge Parkway
It’s a quintessential part of the western North Carolina experience: driving through one of our 25 Blue Ridge Parkway tunnels. But if you’ve only thought about what you’ll see when you get to the other side, well, you’re missing something.
The Man and Plan Behind
Research Triangle Park
Archie Davis, who helped found the Research Triangle Park, recognized in North Carolinians a desire to learn, to look ahead, to lead. Today, his vision continues to guide our world-famous research park.
What Makes Us Southern: Pimento Cheese
Did you know those spicy pimentos were first mixed in to protect fresh cheese from flies? Did you know the spread’s origins may actually be from up North? But then our companies — Star Foods in Burlington, Ruth’s Salads in Charlotte — began making it, and then we all started eating it, and before long, pimento cheese belonged to us.
Where Are We? The Story of North Carolina Maps
Sedan-size maps of centuries past weren’t as convenient as our smartphones’ GPS, but without them, we would have been lost.
An Introduction to Frying
My first weekend in North Carolina included a trip to the State Fair, and there I learned a thing so important that it sounds absurd. But it’s true: The thing about fried foods — and I had to move to North Carolina to learn this — is they will solve the world’s problems if you let them. OK — an extreme claim, but stay with me. We’ll see if I can’t convince you.
Raleigh’s 50-Foot Librarian: Hunt Library
At North Carolina State University’s Hunt Library, “whoosh” replaces “shhh” as robots zip along the state-of-the-art building’s five-story trove of tomes.
Pie vs. Cake: The Case for Team Cake
Cake. Or, maybe pie ... No, definitely cake ... Probably ... Choosing between two worthy desserts may not be possible.
