Moyock resident A.B. Coleman donates 1,065 acres of Gates County land to create Merchants Millpond State Park. The State reports on the event, calling the new park “a fairyland of beauty you’ll soon be able to visit.” Coleman believes that “we must save [the land] for future generations to see, study, and enjoy. A state park would preserve the area in its natural state, protecting it from overdevelopment and commercialization.”
In 1968, a couple of potters built a kiln hut and studio in an old tobacco field in Creedmoor. Today, their daughter — guided by the spirit of her late father — leads the community of artisans they crafted.
As summer heats up, sweet corn’s return gives us a reason to smile.
Bottle hunters go to great lengths — and depths — to unearth glittering remnants of North Carolina’s past.
When two childhood friends travel to High Hampton Resort for a weekend of relaxation and memory-making, they revive their happy camper spirit amid grown-up luxury.
