A world-renowned North Carolina artist found success in the Northeast, but his inspiration came from the time he spent in Blowing Rock.
5 Appalachian Art Galleries
Art galleries — beautiful and intriguing backdrops to the works they display and sell — are tucked among hills and valleys throughout western North Carolina.
Literary Landscape
A writer eager to explore the world feels the pull of his family homeplace in the pages of mountain authors’ words.
6 Modern Mountain Reads
Sure, you’ve read the masterpieces that put western North Carolina on the literary map — Cold Mountain; Look Homeward, Angel — but make room on your bookshelf for some newer recommendations from mountain booksellers.
Birds of the Wood
After decades of caring for animals in western North Carolina, an expert woodworker crafts heritage carvings that look ready to take flight.
In His Element
For artist Kent Paulette, creativity arrives when he’s surrounded by nature, knee-deep in a creek.
Our State Book Club Presents: Ron Rash
Before becoming an award-winning author, Ron Rash tended the cemetery near his family’s Watauga County farm. His latest novel, inspired by that burial ground, explores the relationship between the living and the dead, and how those who’ve gone are never forgotten.
Barton College’s Bulldog Believers
After more than 70 years, football is back at Barton College, a small liberal arts school in the heart of Wilson County. Now, student athletes from rural high schools across North Carolina are finding not only a place to play, but also futures beyond sports.
Team Players
Go! Fight! Win! North Carolina’s college mascots do more than hype up fans during a game: They help us unite under a shared love for our schools.
