Fiber for Life
Rare sheep and silky rabbits enrich Fletcher farm After polishing off their morning coffee, Trey Warner and his husband Scott Lawrence start making rounds…
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Winning Combination
Mountain Stair Fair hosts a different kind of livestock show The midway is fun for all, but agriculture is the core of a country fair….
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A Step Across Time
Clogging enjoys four centuries of momentum The history of clogging in Appalachia — widely regarded as the birthplace of the American dance form —…
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Little Meticulous Houses
Engineer replicates architecturally exact worlds for model-train hobbyists Not long ago, Stephen Milley was considering semi-retirement from an engineering career and devoting more of his…
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Open Tuning
Guitar expo is rare in highlighting both electric and acoustic models It’s equal parts shopping mall, museum, and Antiques Roadshow. At the spring installment…
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Rodeo Rears Its Head
Cultural mainstay returns to the Ag Center The Southern Rodeo Association’s equivalent of the Super Bowl comes to the WNC Agricultural Center in Fletcher,…
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Straight from the Heart (Literally)
Five-piece bluegrass band Backline came together in 2016, playing a style of mountain music that bridges the gap between traditional and modern, between the…
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The North Carolina Mountain State Fair hosts ten days of midway rides, livestock exhibitions, juried craft and crop competitions, and classic fair food —…
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A Breed Apart
Mike Corn studied Animal Science at NC State, graduating in 1974, and he’s been working with cows ever since. The owner of Small Acres…
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A Hero (or Antihero) for Every Taste
At this very moment, they are walking among you. Mild-mannered men and women across Western North Carolina go about their daily business, blending into…
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