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Sep 2024
Throughout Western North Carolina, activists are cultivating a movement to reawaken history through place naming
Jun 2024
McCormick Field celebrates its 100th anniversary, with many more seasons to come
May 2024
For generations of children—spanning more than a century of campfire songs, canoe races, s’mores, and more—WNC’s summer camps have defined the season
May 2024
Western North Carolina’s iconic watershed continues its journey of preservation and growth into the future
Feb 2024
Nineteen influential women who have had a positive impact on Western North Carolina
Feb 2024
The owners of Silver River Chairs and their work preserving and teaching the art of chair caning
Nov 2023
Mountain Alliance is using the tranquility of the outdoors to help teens in the Appalachians
Sep 2023
“I’m committed to accommodating every student and challenging each one appropriately.”
Sep 2023
Co-authored by two proud Appalachians, a new cookbook shares more than just recipes
Sep 2023
Guitar, vocals, lyrics—the Asheville-based musician does it all. Go behind the scenes to learn about Ramsey’s life on the road, the joys of playing music live, and his journey home.
Sep 2023
Sculptor Shae Bishop’s mixture of clay and textile reflects on gender, history, and culture
Jun 2023
For nearly 100 years, the Ela Dam has interrupted the flow of the Oconaluftee River. But now, a team of locals are restoring the waterway.
Jun 2023
Boone artist Ryan Kirby talks living in the High Country, his success as a painter, and his love of family and the outdoors
Dec 2022
The reimagined and revitalized Southern metropolis of our northern neighbor
Sep 2022
Following Hernando de Soto’s historic–and devastating–legacy through the South
Sep 2022
From the galleries of Asheville to the backroad studios of world-class artisans, amble along the Blue Ridge Craft Trails to discover the creative spirit of the North Carolina mountains
Jun 2022
Old Fort’s Black community is creating outdoor recreational areas to rejuvenate their home
Jun 2022
In Chunns Cove, Douglas Ellington’s fairytale cottage continues to cast a spell
May 2022
The rehabilitated Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School is revived as a beacon of Black history in America
May 2022
Grandfather Mountain touts newest enhancement to environmental education
Mar 2022
WNC’s boomtown has mighty good neighbors—meet 10 nearby communities prized for their own style of livability