By Gary McCullough | Correspondent
| May 17, 2013
The Bodie Island Lighthouse now look every bit as grand as when built in 1872 – and for the first time ever, the tower is open to the general public for climbing.
By Mark Hudson | Correspondent
| May 10, 2013
The vision for Kings Mountain Gateway Trail was to develop a trial system eventually connecting to trails from the other local parks and also become a part of the ambitious Carolina Thread Trail which will ultimately link 15 counties in the Carolinas with more than 100 miles of trails.
By Gary McCullough | Correspondent
| May 3, 2013
The legendary Blowing Rock, in Watauga County, is the much-photographed outcropping of jagged stone some 4,000 feet above sea level that overhangs the Johns River Gorge.
By Gary McCullough | Correspondent
| April 26, 2013
Plantation-inn of well-connected McDowell County family is worth touring.
By Gary McCullough | Correspondent
| April 19, 2013
Franklin, in Western North Carolina’s Macon County, bills itself as “Gem Capital of the World” and the “Ruby City” with good reason.
By Gary McCullough | Correspondent
| April 13, 2013
Burlington’s City Park has a colorful, historic carousel.
By Gary McCullough | Correspondent
| March 15, 2013
Nags Head Woods Ecological Preserve, at Nags Head and Kill Devil Hills, is a 1,400-acre maritime forest bordering Roanoke Sound.
By Gary McCullough | Correspondent
| March 8, 2013
Mount Airy – Andy Griffith’s hometown – has come to embrace its association with the late actor’s ever-popular TV series, and many attractions are tied to the town’s being an inspiration for “Mayberry.” But there is more to enjoy in Mount Airy. Distance
By Gary McCullough | Correspondent
| March 8, 2013
“Quality goods for the living, coffins & caskets for the dead.” That’s how W. W. Mast promoted his place of business back in the 1920s. You don’t hear advertising slogans like that anymore. Then again, you don’t often run across mercantile establishments like the Mast General Store in Valle Crucis anymore, either. There are currently nine Mast Stores operating in three states. You’ll find locations in Boone, Waynesville, Hendersonville, and Asheville Knoxville, Tenn; and Columbia and Greenville, S.C. All offer the same wide variety of quality merchandise; each provides a different shopping experience than you’ll find at a national chain. But for the genuine feel of an old-time country store, the original Mast General in Valle Crucis is still the best.
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