SUMMER 2021

SUMMER 2021

5 epic adventures in our great outdoors
Western North Carolina’s worlds of wonder
Meet Western North Carolina’s 2021 Olympic hopefuls—Manteo Mitchell and Abbey Cooper
Hendersonville’s Center for Cultural Preservation uncorks a moonshine documentary
These novel stays offer the fun of camping and creature comforts
A sculpture showcase comes alive at the North Carolina Arboretum
This great bird is resurgent—but still at risk—in the mountains
Remembering the Black inmates who worked and perished on WNC’s rail lines
During a year of racial reckoning, public symbols have been renamed and removed
An Asheville duo reinvents a classic local space by building musical roots
Hendersonville welcomes three exciting new hotel projects
A virtual exhibit highlights the evolution of education in Madison County
Local authors’ new offerings, from the poetic to the profound to the just plain fun
Earl B. Hunter Jr.’s Black Folks Camp Too builds bridges to the outdoors
The new Safe Passage campaign envisions wildlife crossings along human-heavy routes
At Camp Catawba, boys found an artistic escape from a world in turmoil
A contemporary cabin on Lake James offers enduring style and a blissfully slow pace
A new tour company uncorks the Crest of the Blue Ridge Wine Country
Asheville’s Poppy Popcorn continues to pop off with expanding popularity and ever-new flavors
Our social media followers recommend 10 of WNC’s most beloved smokehouses
Asheville’s Chow Chow food festival evolves into a summer-long series
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