Every weekend from spring through fall, The Ten Acre Garden in Canton throws a pizza party to showcase the freshest picks of the season.
Haywood, Handmade
An art collective in Canton brings together a community of veteran craftspeople and welcomes new ones into the fold.
Where the Welcome Is Built In
The Dismal Swamp Canal moves boats north and south — and under Tammy Barnes’s care, it carries North Carolina hospitality with it.
Big Wheels
On a mountain biking trail in Hendersonville, two brothers find new skills, life lessons, and a dash of derring-do.
The Gentle Border
Split-rail fences don’t shout “keep out.” They lean, they shift, they invite. And in western North Carolina, they remind us that some lines are meant to hold, not harden.
16 Places to Celebrate Spring in Sparta
Each May, spring climbs nearly 3,000 feet to the seat of Alleghany County. Here, as the rhododendrons blush, a beloved mountain town welcomes visitors with its food, art, and flourish of color and creativity.
North Carolina, Naturally: Carnivorous Plants
North Carolina is home to more than half of the nation’s meat-hungry plants. In the Sandhills Gameland, Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice learns more about how these green assassins survive — and thrive — across our state’s landscapes.
Our State Book Club Presents: Halle Hill
In hopes of unraveling her own identity, an Appalachian native found herself on the page.
Stars & Songbirds
It takes a finely tuned ear to hear the birds that migrate over North Carolina on the red-eye flight.
A Grimm Garden in the Bogs
In North Carolina’s wetlands and swamps, delicate flowers conceal deadly appetites.
