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Joyce Kilmer Memorial Fores — Our State Magazine

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Home & Gardens. Our State T.V. Show. Into the Forest: Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest. Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest is 3,800 acres of unchecked wilderness. Here, centuries-old trees scrape the sky and shelter a natural world that reminds us of our place on this planet. Green street signs what few there are begin appearing in both English and Cherokee, indicating that you’re close to the Snowbird Community, an outlying band of the Cherokee tribe, but these are the only real signs of human habitation. Sadly, ...

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A Ray of Light at Currituck Lighthouse — Our State Magazine

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Home & Gardens. Our State T.V. Show. A Ray of Light at Currituck Lighthouse. For 10 years, Meghan Agresto has lived 40 steps from the 140-year-old Currituck Beach Lighthouse, making certain its light never fails. Whether it’s Disney’s Pete’s Dragon. Or sexy Rex(y) Harrison in The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. Is she ever scared? That’s beyond the call of lighthouse keeper duty. That’s a calling. This story was published on. December 30, 2014. Kelly is a contributing editor at. She is the author of. News Center / ...

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Calabash — Our State Magazine

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Home & Gardens. Our State T.V. Show. As far southeast as you can go in North Carolina, a little town with a lot of seafood has a legendary allure that will draw you in, wherever you are. Editor’s Note: This story was originally published in March 2012. The Calabash fleet is out fishing. Right now, down the Calabash River five miles and out into the Atlantic Ocean, the trawlers are hauling nets full of shrimp, and the fishing boats are bringing in lines of fish. If so, who was she? Some locals say they kn...

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Playing by Heart: The Story of Jim Avett — Our State Magazine

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Home & Gardens. Our State T.V. Show. Playing by Heart: The Story of Jim Avett. Jim Avett’s life is a song with many verses, but it always returns to the chorus a hard-working father with a passion for music. Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in the March 2011 issue. Avett now has less time for farming himself, ever since he revved up his own long-dormant music career. For most of his 63 years, Avett treated music as a hobby instead of a profession. But at an age when most people conte...Count...

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Photo Essay: Lake Lure, Jade Jewel in the West — Our State Magazine

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Home & Gardens. Our State T.V. Show. Photo Essay: Lake Lure, Jade Jewel in the West. You catch glimpses, now and then, from the twists and curves of the winding road that sometimes does, and sometimes doesn’t, outline Lake Lure’s contours: a deep green liquid below, a quicksilver slice of shine. Is that the cove? Was it there, that. Come on in, the water’s fine. So is the breathtaking view from high in Chimney Rock State Park. Learning to dance isn’t so different, after all, from learning to water ski&#4...

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When Lightning Hits The Sand: The Story of Fulgurite — Our State Magazine

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Home & Gardens. Our State T.V. Show. How Fulgurite Forms When Lightning Hits Sand. Most people don’t notice the gray lumps. They look like concrete leftovers, not particularly attractive, even for a rock. But Phil Greene sees something more as he walks the beach along Corolla. When he picks up fulgurite, he’s holding petrified energy. And that’s worth holding on to. Editor’s note: This story appeared in the April 2011 issue of. It pierces the ground, splintering as it lances the sand. And so it just lies...

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Art’s Place — Our State Magazine

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Home & Gardens. Our State T.V. Show. Tammy Nichols has owned and operated the Kitty Hawk restaurant since 2008, but customers don’t have to look very hard to see the essence of the burger joint Art Glidden built 30 years ago. The squat building is scarcely as big as a pair of double-wide trailers squished together. It sits on the beach road, its worn porch facing the sea, with only N.C. Highway 12’s narrow band of asphalt and a row of oceanfront houses holding back the wilds of the Atlantic. Much as it w...

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NoDa Is Charlotte’s Island of Interesting — Our State Magazine

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Home & Gardens. Our State T.V. Show. NoDa Is Charlotte’s Island of Interesting. NoDa, Charlotte’s historic arts neighborhood, reflects the ever-changing New South right now no telling what it’ll be tomorrow. In NoDa, shifty eyed-looking guys making deals in parking lots now has a whole new meaning. Empty cans wait to be filled with NoDa Brewing’s IPA, Hop, Drop ‘n Roll. Singer-songwriter Chris Trapper plays a set at the Evening Muse. Be full of character, Hernandez says. Charlotte, N.C. 28205.

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Q&A with Wendy and Charles Park from Beaufort Grocery Company — Our State Magazine

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Home & Gardens. Our State T.V. Show. Q&A with Wendy and Charles Park of Beaufort Grocery Company. Discusses Beaufort, local ingredients, and culinary inspiration with Wendy and Charles Park from Beaufort Grocery Company. The Beaufort Grocery Company has become an integral part of the Beaufort community, but you haven’t always lived there. What brought you to eastern North Carolina in the beginning? You’ve been in the business now for over 20 years. What keeps you inspired in the kitchen? None as of now; ...