Arriving by water offers fresh perspectives on familiar places along the North Carolina coast.
Cooking With Woodsmoke
You won’t find it listed in a recipe or on the shelves of the grocery store, but for one chef, nothing completes a comforting meal like a whisper of smoke.
Romancing the Vine
One food writer’s love affair with tomatoes was a slow burn, building summer by summer until, finally, she brought them home.
The Fall Line
From Roanoke Rapids past Raven Rock, a natural divide has long guided water, wildlife, and people — and it’s still shaping North Carolina today.
Camp Dreamland
In 1944, a Jewish refugee from Berlin started a summer camp near Blowing Rock, nurturing a generation of boys in an idyllic world of nature, music, art, theater, and literature.
Our State Book Club Presents: Jan Karon
Like the ones in the fictitious village she made famous, helping hands and warm hearts shaped a Foothills writer’s journey to becoming one of North Carolina’s most prolific authors.
Mitchell County’s Old-Time Picker
In the High Country, a guitarist has carried on the region’s musical identity by teaching students the rich traditions of Appalachian music for five decades.
Hoofin’ It
In Johnston County, some who till the soil still know the value of plowing with a mule.
From Elizabeth Hudson: Swing Shift
Our editor in chief reminisces on July days spent at her grandparents’ bungalow and the wide, deep porch that offered a cool escape to settle in and absorb the sensations of summertime.
