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Fall 2025
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The Bucket List
5 epic adventures in our great outdoors
Last Page - David Ellsworth
“The integration of craft and art—that is the foundation of my work. I call them ‘art-ful.’”
Love It! - Summer 2021
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Where Time Stands Still
A contemporary cabin on Lake James offers enduring style and a blissfully slow pace
Renaissance Summers
At Camp Catawba, boys found an artistic escape from a world in turmoil
Moving in Harmony
The new Safe Passage campaign envisions wildlife crossings along human-heavy routes
Trailblazer
Earl B. Hunter Jr.’s Black Folks Camp Too builds bridges to the outdoors
Summer Reads
Local authors’ new offerings, from the poetic to the profound to the just plain fun
Timeless Lessons
A virtual exhibit highlights the evolution of education in Madison County
Here to Stay
Hendersonville welcomes three exciting new hotel projects
Soul Reviver
An Asheville duo reinvents a classic local space by building musical roots
Monumental Matters
During a year of racial reckoning, public symbols have been renamed and removed
Overdue Due
Remembering the Black inmates who worked and perished on WNC’s rail lines
Bald Eagle
This great bird is resurgent—but still at risk—in the mountains
Spirits of the Mountains
Hendersonville’s Center for Cultural Preservation uncorks a moonshine documentary
Fantastic Forms
A sculpture showcase comes alive at the North Carolina Arboretum
Next-Level Camp
These novel stays offer the fun of camping and creature comforts
Eat It Up
Asheville’s Chow Chow food festival evolves into a summer-long series
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Sage-and Sausage-Stuffed Acorn Squash
Dal with Greens & Country Ham
Bacon-wrapped Pork Tenderloin & Standard Brine
Bacon-wrapped Pork Tenderloin
Sarmale cu Varza Dulce (Stuffed Cabbage Rolls)
Spanish-Style Tongue of Fire Beans
Garlic-lime Chicken with Grilled Pineapple
Spring Asparagus & Baby Arugula Salad
Beer & Peanut Braised Collard Greens
Pumpkin Chipotle Soup
Lavender-Lemon Tart with Blueberry Coulis
Truffled Aïoli
Pumpkin Spice Cookie
Shaved Brussels Sprouts
Rabbit Two Ways
Stinging Nettle & Chestnut Soup
