For generations, shove poles have helped boaters navigate the shallow waters of Currituck, Albemarle, and Pamlico sounds.
The 1980s: The Challenger Seven
One of the worst accidents of the American space program shapes a generation: In 1986, the nation mourns the heroes aboard the space shuttle Challenger, including two astronauts with deep ties to North Carolina.
The Sound of Old Salem
2022 marked the 250-year anniversary of music filling the cobblestone streets of the Old Salem historic district in Winston-Salem. The band that’s played everything from Moravian hymns and polkas to rock ’n’ roll covers celebrated its historic milestone with their community.
A Wild Ride: The Manteo-Hatteras Bus Line
Before NC Highway 12, there were three brothers forging their own path in a Ford station wagon.
The 1980s: The Bird Man
In Wilmington, a biology professor makes it his mission to understand and protect the waterbirds that nest along the North Carolina coast — and inspires his students to do the same.
The A-B-Seas of Sailing
In the summer of 1968, a novice sailor headed to Pamlico County’s legendary Camp Seafarer to learn the ropes — and the lingo — of navigating the Neuse and beyond.
Beautiful Fishers
From the shad boat to the shrimp trawler, North Carolina’s working boats are a perfect marriage of form and function.
