Wanderlust

Wild Wild West: Love Valley brings the Old West back to life in North Carolina

by Jess Arnone Did you ever play cowboys and Indians as a kid? Dream of being in a rodeo? Or riding off on horseback into the sunset? Well, you don’t need a time machine to live those dreams. All you...
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To Race The Wind: The Tsali Challenge NOC/Subaru

by Stacey Nyitrai The Tsali Challenge is an excruciating triathlon that tests the endurance of dedicated athletes, as well as those just wanting to challenge themselves or have a good time. This two-day triathlon, sponsored by Nantahala Outdoor Center and...
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Back On Track: Rowan County’s Transportation Museum Keeps History Moving Full Steam Ahead

by Phillip Yelverton The NC Transportation Museum in Rowan County first began its life in 1896 as Spencer Shops, the largest rail transportation repair station for Southern Railway between Washington, D.C. and Atlanta, GA. Samuel Spencer, Southern Railway’s first president,...
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Trading Spaces: Furniture Shopping Gets An Extreme Makeover at Hickory Furniture Mart

All it takes is a quick glance through the TV listings to prove that home decor has become our new national obsession. Every week more and more shows like Trading Spaces, Extreme Home Makeover and While You Were Out feed...
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It's Alive! It's Alive! Discover the lost, living secrets of Catawba Science Center's Rainforest Alive

The safari has come to an end. Put those trips to Africa, Australia, and the Amazon on hold. How about a trip to the Hickory rainforest instead? No—you read that right. There is a rainforest in Hickory, North Carolina. Surprised?...
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The Devil Made Me Climb It: Exploring Transylvania County's Devils Courthouse

Deep within the Pisgah National Forest near Brevard, rising high above the French Road River, a rocky promontory juts into the clouds like a defiant fist challenging the very heavens. At least that's how it must have looked to the...
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Buffalo Beal’s Animal Park: An Exotic Journey

Have you ever considered going on safari? Well before you book passage to Africa, the Australian Outback, or South America, you may want to check into going on safari in Maiden (don't call your travel agent for roundtrip airfare to...

All the Festival is a Stage

Imagine stepping through a gate and entering a world where lords and ladies, kings and queens and knights in shining armor still walk among us. It's not a dream or a fairy tale. It's the annual Carolina Renaissance Festival, where...

McAdenville: Christmastown, USA

O Come All Ye Faithful... and come they do! Beginning on December 1 each year, thousands of people flock to McAdenville, NC, a tiny town outside of Gastonia, NC. Each year shortly after Thanksgiving, the switch is thrown and the...

The Gardens of Wlilkes Community College

Offering one of the most beautifully diverse botanical gardens in the state, the campus of Wilkes Community College is a virtual kaleidoscope of color each season. The Eddy Merle Watson Garden of the Senses features Braille-labeled plants for the enjoyment...

MerleFest: A Celebration of Life and Americana Music

In an accident as tragic as the blues ballads he loved so deeply, Eddy Merle Watson, son of the legendary "Doc" Watson, died just days before Frets Magazine named him the "best finger-picking guitarist of the year in folk, blues,...

Yadkin Valley Wine Festival 2004

Yes, there is a country where connoisseurs value the aftertaste of wine as much as they do the aroma of a freshly opened bottle. It is called wine country. In the town of Elkin, the annual Yadkin Valley Wine Festival...

Rollin’ Through NC Wine Country: Bike tours offer a unique look at North Carolina vineyards and the Yadkin River Valley’s stunning natural beauty

Why tour the scenic Yadkin River Valley from behind the windshield of a car when you can experience the sights and smells of the landscape from the seat of a bicycle? That’s the philosophy of Carolina Tailwinds, a Winston-Salem-based company...