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Tar Heel Trek: Stokes County
Located on the Virginia-North Carolina border, directly above Forsyth County, is Stokes County, the next stop on our Tar Heel Trek. Historically, Stokes is best known for tobacco production and stringband music. More recently, it is getting attention for being the home of baseball standout Dustin Ackley. However, as a Stokes County native, I feel [...]
Posted: June 26th, 2009 under Cooking / Food, Hiking, Literature, Music, Nature, North Carolina, Southern Studies, folklore.
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NC Mountains-to-Sea Trailblazing Underway
Sunday’s Raleigh News & Observer began a four-part series on the development of North Carolina’s Mountains-to-Sea Trail, which stretches from the Smoky Mountains to coastal dunes. UNC Press has published the only comprehensive hiking guide to this 900+ mile trail, written by Allen de Hart, who has been hiking, designing, constructing, maintaining, and writing about [...]
Posted: June 23rd, 2008 under Hiking, North Carolina, Travel.
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