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SUMMER 2021
SUMMER 2021
SUMMER 2021
The Bucket List
5 epic adventures in our great outdoors
Theme Park Land
Western North Carolina’s worlds of wonder
Olympic Hopefuls
Meet Western North Carolina’s 2021 Olympic hopefuls—Manteo Mitchell and Abbey Cooper
Spirits of the Mountains
Hendersonville’s Center for Cultural Preservation uncorks a moonshine documentary
Next-Level Camp
These novel stays offer the fun of camping and creature comforts
Fantastic Forms
A sculpture showcase comes alive at the North Carolina Arboretum
Bald Eagle
This great bird is resurgent—but still at risk—in the mountains
Overdue Due
Remembering the Black inmates who worked and perished on WNC’s rail lines
Monumental Matters
During a year of racial reckoning, public symbols have been renamed and removed
Soul Reviver
An Asheville duo reinvents a classic local space by building musical roots
Here to Stay
Hendersonville welcomes three exciting new hotel projects
Timeless Lessons
A virtual exhibit highlights the evolution of education in Madison County
Summer Reads
Local authors’ new offerings, from the poetic to the profound to the just plain fun
Trailblazer
Earl B. Hunter Jr.’s Black Folks Camp Too builds bridges to the outdoors
Moving in Harmony
The new Safe Passage campaign envisions wildlife crossings along human-heavy routes
Renaissance Summers
At Camp Catawba, boys found an artistic escape from a world in turmoil
Where Time Stands Still
A contemporary cabin on Lake James offers enduring style and a blissfully slow pace
Sip, Sip Hooray!
A new tour company uncorks the Crest of the Blue Ridge Wine Country
Pop Culture
Asheville’s Poppy Popcorn continues to pop off with expanding popularity and ever-new flavors
Blue Ribbon BBQ
Our social media followers recommend 10 of WNC’s most beloved smokehouses
Eat It Up
Asheville’s Chow Chow food festival evolves into a summer-long series
Love It! - Summer 2021
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“The integration of craft and art—that is the foundation of my work. I call them ‘art-ful.’”
