Editor in Chief Elizabeth Hudson writes about her mother's love of working with her hands — crocheting, embroidering, and cross-stitching memories to last a lifetime.
A Special Letter from the Editor
As we watch the heartbreaking news from Eastern North Carolina, we are reminded that the places where we find peace and beauty can become destructive and deadly. Our hearts and prayers are with the residents in the places hardest hit by rising flood waters.
Bearing Down
Once a symbol of the mountain woods, black bears are now thriving — and eating well — on the Coastal Plain.
Ramblin’ Man: From Wagon Trail to Interstate
Getting from here to there in North Carolina has always depended on safe roads — for man and beast.
In Search of Summer
Editor in Chief Elizabeth Hudson describes what her summers looked like growing up — there were no beach vacations or picnic baskets, but there were sparklers, pop guns, scraped knees, and wonder.
Glass Half Full
Our editor in chief remembers the small joy of savoring a cool beverage — be it sweet tea, ice cold well water, or Pepsi — on a hot day in the South.
Our State Great Eight: Our New(ish) Lighthouse
Even though it’s decades old, the Oak Island Lighthouse is coastal nostalgia at its youngest.
May Welcome Letter: Beside the Still Waters
Editor in Chief Elizabeth Hudson explores how the bodies of water in North Carolina impact us individually, but connect us as a community.
April Welcome Letter: How to Collect a Life
Editor in Chief Elizabeth Hudson thinks back on her antique-filled childhood home, and how a metal riding horse became part of the family.
