Born in Tarrytown, New York, our founder lands in North Carolina in 1913 and never leaves. After working as a newspaper reporter and publisher in eastern North Carolina, Carl Goerch starts The State in Raleigh in 1933, intending it to be the first statewide publication dedicated to the appreciation of his adopted — and beloved — home. In the first issue, he writes: “I do not believe that there is any other state in the Union of which the people are in as close and intimate touch with one another as they are here. The people in the Coastal Plain are interested in what the folks up in the mountains are doing and vice versa.”
On a remote island, a family of storytellers preserves local lore and neighborly traditions, beginning with one iconic thoroughfare.
From the expanses of needlerush at Cedar Island to the lush spartina feathering the shores of Bodie and Roanoke islands, our salt marshes are the threshold to a watery world — the heartbeat of our coastal ecosystem.
From remote beaches to sunsets that dazzle before they sink into the sound, here’s where to splash, dine, and cast a line in this Outer Banks town.
Amid planning seafood spreads for friends and family, our recipe developer finds isolation and inspiration Down East.
