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7 Ways to Embrace Summer Sun in Rowan County

In this rural region, whether you’re in a sweet strawberry patch in the rolling countryside, on a grassy lawn in a downtown park, or boating on High Rock Lake, you can celebrate the season — and its bounty — in the great outdoors.

by Jodi Helmer
Guides

35 of North Carolina’s Most Unforgettable Museums

Satisfy your curiosity by visiting some of our state’s wild, wonderful, and yes, sometimes (lovably) wacky museums, big and small.

by Katie Schanze & Caroline Farrell
History

Tracking History at Lake Waccamaw’s Former Train Depot

In the 1970s, a group of women came together to save a historic train depot. Decades later, it’s a museum reminding locals of how their town began.

by Marshéle Carter
Historic Burgaw Depot is Pender County's Local Landmark
History

Historic Burgaw Depot is Pender County’s Local Landmark

The last train left the station in 1986, but this former Confederate headquarters was the first stop in Burgaw’s revitalization.

by Katie King
Arts

Kinston’s Tiny Town

Housed in an unlikely place, a miniature train set-up matches the state’s landscape exactly.

by Josh Shaffer
October 2011

Buffalo Bill Derailed in Davidson County

In October 1901, two trains collided near the Linwood rail station — disrupting the reign of the famous Wild West Show. But among the calamity, the importance of human kindness shone through.

by Caron Myers
August 2011

Carolina Rails

Long past its prime as the way to travel, a train charging across a field or a city street still has the power to transport us to places beyond its destination.

by Jeremy Markovich

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